Cancer Awareness Society lauds Nitish’s prohibition effort
Patna,(BiharTimes): Notwithstanding non-stop criticism by the BJP and a big section of media, Cancer Awareness Society, a well-known organisation engaged in creating awareness about cancer, has lauded the Nitish Kumar government’s commitment on prohibition.
A delegation of Society led by its President Dr T P Sinha met the chief minister Nitish Kumar on Thursday to lend support to his prohibition policy.
According to a statement of the Society the delegation members told the chief minister that the World Health Assembly, the decision making body of World Health Organization, had in 2010 taken a decision for controlling usage of alcohol of which India was one of the signatories.
“Action was desired in this direction after being signatory to the decision. By fulfilling this, the Bihar government has initiated a historic step which deserves praise,” Dr Sinha and the Society Vice President Dr A A Hai said in the statement.
The statement said about short term and long term medical effects of alcohol on consumer.
The short term effects included slurred speech, drowsiness, vomiting, diarrhea, breathing difficulties, anemia and blackouts.
The long term effects included unintentional injuries like car crash, falls, burns and drowning, alcohol poisoning, high blood pressure, stroke and heart related diseases, liver disease, sexual problem and cancer of mouth and throat among others.
