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Once I dreamed of living, Now I show people the dream of living!!
Once I dreamed of living, Now I show people the dream of living!! If someone in our society becomes addicted to drugs and deviates from normal life, then we turn away from him, we look at him with crooked eyes, we make fun of him. As a result, our family and society unknowingly push the drug addict further astray, but is that a solution? What will be our role if someone in our family is addicted? To save own honor, maybe we become reckless with each other to sever the relationship, to banish the person who is addicted, not just family or society, but to banish him from life forever. We get involved in various crimes out of anger and revenge. The result is more miserable and painful. Rather, it is possible to bring him back to normal life only by standing by his side with sympathy and love. That's exactly what happened in my life. Today I will talk about such an experience with my own life. The beginning of Addiction: From a young age I had a dissatisfaction with everything and an interest in forbidden things. The matter of addiction was probably inside me. My father used to spend all the time outside. My mother used to get tired after working in the office all day due to several operations. And could not give me time. I felt very alone. I used to hang out with friends to get rid of this loneliness. Not only was I bad as a student, I was also the captain of the school team. When I was in ninth grade, I smoked cigarettes, then cannabis, phencidyl, heroin and then injections. I could not last more than one / two years in each drug because every drug is tolerated to take in the body. At the same time the amount of taking drug also increases and as a result the amount of money increases. Family Observation:I am a child of a middle class family. My parents are both government officials, three brothers, I am the elder, my elder brother is an engineer, my younger brother is a graduate. As a result of taking drugs, my external changes gradually start happening, such as waking up late, staying up at night, taking more money, lying, then starting to lose things from home, sometimes from the pockets of my father, sometimes from the pockets of my brothers. After that, mother's gold, bronze's things, brothers' reading books did not leave out anything in one word. It started to appear in the eyes of my family member very soon after starting the drug as a student. The way I came out of this path: As a result of injecting drug use, I met an employee of an organization called Ashokta Punarbashan Shongstha (APOSH) in 2005. Let's talk a little bit about APOSH. APOSH has been working for a long time in the treatment and rehabilitation of drug addicts, awareness of the evils of drugs and HIV program. APOSH provides outreach services and DIC services to injecting drug users. Outreach services are the distribution of syringes / needles ...
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The uncaptured story of healing of an Abscess case
“When we refer a patient in government hospital, it is not just an attempt of adding a number toachievement. The struggle in the pathway of ensuring services for our patient cannot be explained innumber rather it entails a story to be told which has been unheard for many years”. Hasibul Raihan, atechnical officer works for APOSH at Rajshahi, in the Harm Reduction Programme for People WhoInject Drug (PWID), explained compassionately while telling the story of healing of a complicatedabscess case.NurIslam is 57 years of PWID who has been injecting drugs for decades. Because of his drug using life,he was...
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What is Hepatitis C?
Hepatitis C is a contagious liver disease that ranges in severity from a mild illness lasting a few weeks to a serious, lifelong illness that attacks the liver. It results from infection with the Hepatitis C virus (HCV), which is spread primarily through contact with the blood of an infected person.
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Early Stage of HIV
Some people may experience a flu-like illness within 2-4 weeks after HIV infection. But some people may not feel sick during this stage. Flu-like symptoms can include: Fever Chills Rash Night sweats Muscle aches Sore throat Fatigue Swollen lymph nodes Mouth ulcers These symptoms can last anywhere from a few days to several weeks. During this time, HIV infection may not show up on an HIV test, but people who have it are highly infectious and can spread the infection to others. You should not assume you have HIV just because you have any of these symptoms. Each of these symptoms can be caused...
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How HIV infects the body and the life-cycle of HIV
The immune system and HIV The HIV virus attacks white blood cells, which are called T-helper cells or CD4 cells. These are important when it comes to having a healthy immune system as they help us fight off diseases and infections. HIV cannot grow or reproduce on its own. Instead, it makes new copies of itself inside T-helper cells. This damages the immune system and gradually weakens our natural defences. This process of infected T-helper cells multiplying is called the HIV life cycle. How quickly the virus develops depends on your overall health, how early you are diagnosed, and how well you...
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