“Arut Lahari: Parents’ Desperate Cries for Help Against Drug Addiction and the Unstoppable Mafia”

The ‘Arut Lahari’ phone-in program conducted by Manorama came from parents who were afraid of their addicted children. Not calls, ‘cries’!

Many of the mothers who called spoke about the drug mafia who came after them even if they ran away. Concerns about what we can do against the unstoppable mafia, complaints that there is no authority to intervene… concerns… Here are some of the sad calls that came in during the phone-in event. The government will have to wait for this.

‘I have lost my son; And the house and property gone’

The mother who called to tell about her only son is the wife of a former police officer. While living in the police quarters in Kochi, I felt abnormal in the behavior of my son who was studying for Plus Two. When asked, he exploded. The mother was shocked to see another form of her pampered son.

Son is now 32. At least 8 months out of the year in some drug addiction treatment center. 20 lakh rupees have been spent so far for the treatment and to repair the damages caused by the son at home and in the country. Husband’s pension is not enough. Debt increased. A foreclosure notice came for the house. Sold for the price and paid off the debt. The son’s treatment continues with the remaining amount.

Each time the treatment is over, he will think he is free. By that time, old drunkards will come looking for him. There are even criminals who have come out of jail. There is no escape even though I live in different places for rent out of fear. They will follow. This mother firmly believes that the only solution is to put drug dealers in jail forever. ‘We have to pay my son for alcohol. or harm. We are sick. But all the treatments stopped’ – said the mother.

‘What if he comes again..’; Father’s chest-stretching experience when he was called in Thrissur

‘First he smashed the house. Once the house was set on fire. Broke the bridge of my nose. He was taken away by the police and will return soon. Now I can’t sleep thinking about what he is going to do. This father and mother have moved to a rented house fearing harm from their own son who is addicted to drugs. Now there is only one wish: that the son does not know where they live.

My son, who was good at learning, started using ganja when he was 2 years old. After he started behaving erratically and violently, he was admitted to a mental health center in Thrissur. It took 12 years of treatment. He returned home 6 months ago completely healthy. Started going to work. 3 months of relief that life is back. But the son became a slave again. He brought the drug home and started using it openly.

When he came home with his friends, he attacked his father who questioned him about the noise. All the things in the house were smashed. set fire to The house was on fire. The police arrested the son who broke his father’s nose. But the father and mother are afraid that he will return at any moment. The 66-year-old father works as a security guard and supports the family.

‘Drunkenness took away both children’: the words of the father who called Kozhikode

The police arrested the son who had gone to attend the wedding on a bike with his friends. I don’t know about him using drugs that day. Later I realized that the usage had just started. One thing was confirmed at the end of the case proceedings; The son also did not know that there was ganja in the bike he was riding. One of the friends used the bike to smuggle ganja. When he was interrogated, he begged not to be beaten and begged for forgiveness and told the truth. Ganja is smuggled from Mysore and sold at four times the price.

Both my children are drug addicts today. Not much work will be done. One went to study in Hyderabad and came back during the covid period. The other one has returned from working abroad. There is no obstacle to getting drunk in the country. When I gave information to the police, action was taken once or twice. Now I want to do something alone. Know that there will be backlash, though.

English Summary: Parents says about their drugs addicted children