The real story of drug addiction that Arnab Goswami didn’t tell you | TV Newsance Election Special
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- Опубліковано 1 жов 2024
- From chasing cars to banging desks, we’ve seen it all when it comes to TV news tamasha around ‘#drugs’ - whether it is picking apart #DeepikaPadukone’s “maal chats” or hounding #RheaChakraborty on her “drug preference”. But all those cringe telecasts from the past two years pale against real stories of addiction we picked up for the Assembly Election 2022 coverage in Punjab.
While TV news only ever used the subject as a distraction technique, drug abuse and addiction were real issues on ground as Punjab went to polls this month. We spoke to a young man and his father at a government de-addiction centre, struggling with heroin use. Punjab's drug abuse problem is much-talked about.
We meet Dr Bhatia, founder of a Neuropsychiatrist Hospital in Amritsar and some of his patients who were recovering from different kinds of dependencies. Dr Bhatia spoke about how detrimental humiliation and shame can be for victims of addiction, and how the media contributes to the social stigmatisation of drug abuse.
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Ma'am you are late with this programme. You should have done this atleast a week before election
Idk how to thank you guys… i was one of the people who requested for this by writing letter to hafta and charcha panels.. it can’t be any better than this… really proud of being the subscriber… my NL sena contribution paid is 10 folds
Proud
@@apaurora80 would have been nice to have it before but we are a small team do production takes time. Also, I think this issue has shelflife beyond elections. We all need to know more about it.
This was a surprise. But one can see the efforts and dedication to come up with this story. A critical issue dealt with such sincerity and maturity.
You guys should win a Award or Recognition for this episode. This was profound.
Very profound indeed. I've been there, so I know.
Not hooked to hard drugs, but medications.
It's dreadful.
Ask them whether they are doing anything for this or just doing this to defame the govt
@@jaymehta924they are funded by left islamists
"This is something to be understood and not sensationalised".
Thank you team Newslaundry for existing ❤️
"Journalism ultimately should be a tool for you to understand your society better, coz only when you can understand a problem, can you move towards solving it." Great work Manisha Pande
This was a much needed session not only limited to Punjab but throughout the country. Hats off to you guys.
100% Right
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Yes, especially on alcohol. It’s a problem many states are dealing with
Right 👍👍👍
@@manishapande4184 and now they are opening wine shops in kashmir also 😭😥
This episode is journalism gold. You put so much empathy into this. You guys have won my heart forever
Totally untouched subject!!! As a doctor I feel there should be more awareness regarding these social evils. Keep it up NL👍
And issue is hardly taught or learnt even during standard medical curriculum and training. Imagine the amount of work that needs to be done.
This was beautiful guys!! I actually ran into tears by the end. More than repeated seminars, media bs and parents' gyan I think this video motivated me to vow to myself to never get addicted to a substance and help those who I know are facing the issue ❤
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@@manishapande4184 this was an excellent episode. Keep it up nl team
Manisha, this is one of the few episodes, outside Ravish Kumar's Prime Time, that not only I liked but felt it like a public service, a contribution to address an ill of the society and destigmatize it. Addiction is very difficult to treat and requires the participation of all stakeholders and a lot of emotional support.
This episode is the best one from news laundry... Being a doctor, I do understand these issues, but the harshest and the most cruel thing is the suffering of family, which has been so nicely depicted in this video... Hopefully this video reaches many many people... Great work... Keep it up...
Manisha are you wearing a Kashmiri Pheran with chain stitching? It is really awesome to see you wearing this traditional Kashmiri dress.😊😊
Ya she is looking so beautiful
The pain in the eye's of the boy's father....
But you guys did an excellent job. 👏 👏
Hamare achhe din aa gaye
Manisha is back with tv newsance
This is so disheartening. My takeaway - media should be sensitive towards talking about such issues as one reckless sentence can take so many lives. Great work NL!
Addicts of anything should be treated with care and sensitivity, and indeed should not be stigmatised or sensationalized like our foolish media does. This episode is truly an eye opener for all those who want a glimpse into the seriousness of this issue. Very well done NL! More power to your journalism, and keep up the good work!
Having lost a close friend and relatives to addiction. I can relate to the suffering of the affected persons and ppl close to them.
It was handled very sensitively by you.
You indeed deserve a huge gratitude and congratulation.
This is what a media should be doing.
Keep up the good work.
This episode should be in UA-cam trending page. This is the best ever episode newslaundry ever created, people doesn't talk about mental health in India and you guys just did.
This episode deserves to go viral. It is one of the most insightful, revealing and empathetic presentations on drug addiction that one can expect to see.
This is what journalism should look like. Real people and their real problems being discussed with empathy and civility put forth in a meaningful and thoughtful way.
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My goodness. This was such a polar opposite of what we have been watching about DRUGS on Indian news channels for past year/s!!! So so so thankful for this, I’m positive many people will find this mind blowing and maybe start seeing addicts as patients and not as criminals. You have done an excellent job at fighting the stigma on drugs. This will save lives. God bless you guys and poor addicts and their families suffering this.
oh! This was painful to watch. Thank you Newslaundary for treating a critical issue with such great sensetivity.
people love praising themselves, but it takes a lot of courage to recognize our mistakes and speak openly about it, and hopefully find a solution
Being a Punjabi , I feel this so closely. Thank u newslaundry for this awareness and important message. I am gonna take paid subscription straight away. Thank u so much for covering our Punjab. 🙏🏻🙏🏻
#ਰੱਬ ਰਾਖਾ
Kis baat ka ghamand punjabi hone pe,, drugs lete hai sab youth,, alcohol to comman hai
@@narsikumar8402
It is common in whole india. Even so called dry states gujrat and Bihar also consume alcohol. No surprises.
@@sahilkarir8404 yeah punjab bihar up gujrat and evey state is same.. so no proud on being from a state.
I’ve no words to explain how good this episode is …being an alcoholic I could understand the problems associated with addiction .. we need to talk about solution not just calling names to such people … keep up the GOD work NL👍
Incredible episode. Kudos to Newslaundry Team for highlighting this important issue in the context of elections.
05:36 this man scratched my heart ♥️ you people are doing big work. If you are not earning if viewers are less at least people respect you and trust you
Sensitive and dignified coverage and presentation. You should be very proud, I am certainly very proud of supporting a platform of this stature. Very moving episode. Thank you!
My heart goes to all those brave families who are fighting it alone. Why is drug addiction not an election issue ?
Hat's off to tht father
Real pain 😭
God bless him and all the addicts who wanna come out of it
Republic, India tv and times now are bad channels....we must watch only ndtv...this is the only good channel of India.
What an incredible episode...
Shame on Godi Media
That helplessness of a parent and the struggle of these people is so heart shattering..... Mental health needs to get affordable and destigmatised.
Welcome back Manisha on my favorite show.
We missed you.
Overwhelmingly heart-wrenching. We need a systemic change that stems from empathy in tackling this evil .
Newsance has become like Last Week Tonight with John Oliver! 👍👌 Taking an issue and putting all research behind it to bring the story forward!
how are you verified?
@@ritamtalukdar6079 cause I’m old and when google bought UA-cam they gave verification ticks to people who were verified thru KYC like process not due to how many followers they have.
@@NiranjanBendre thanks for sharing.
@@ritamtalukdar6079 welcome
Very nice, informative and sensitising video. Even though we may think that we are sensitive towards people suffering from any addiction, in the heart of our heart we tend to blame them. This video helped me understand the pain that they and their family goes through, many a times without a happy ending. Thanks Newlaundry
Each and every person should watch this 👍👍👍
Humare sarkari hospital ke bahar daily line lagti h wo pills (substitute drugs) lene ke lie
All the stories are so touching. Those fighting the adiction are Brave , May God give them strength and courage.
Alcohol/Cigerette are FIRST stage so teens should be stopped right there.
Songs(Punjabi/Hindi) Also play a role in promoting it and spoiling the young generation.
Songs are brand ambassador..i think all companies of daru sutta invest in songs for promotion
True
Not necessarily. It is psychological in nature. Of course availability plays a role, but not everybody has an addictive personality. Most people stop with cigarettes or alcohol. Bad for health but not as bad as drugs.
Big fan of your show. Glad it’s back. Some feedback. It would be great if you could add subtitles for the regional languages used in the videos. For eg: This video had a lot of punjabi spoken which I did not understand. I missed important bits of the poor fathers story.
Woah 😮 The pain and honesty in the eyes of the interviewees is enough to bring anyone to tears 😔 May they all recover soon and lead healthy lives.
Thank you for sharing this, I lost two of my friends to drugs in the last 5 years. The worst thing is, you see them die, everyday, much before they finally actually die 😢
Well-done Newslaundry!
The subject no one produce in a manner, which helps every viewers may understand and help others, in stopping this evil mince.
Appreciate NL's efforts to reach the root cause of drug and alcohol abuse in Punjab. You shared a holistic picture. Thank you!
Kudos to newslaundary team. Imagine if news channels did prime time with such research and analysis which newslaundary team does.
News laundry never disappoints in bringing quality journalism
Netherlands has a good solution for the drug problem. They have government centres for addicts who can take their drugs from there only and have to stay there till they are high. This centers has quite a good success rate in reducing deaths due to impure drugs and reduces social stigma for addicts. Also prevents young adults to try new drugs
Australia has something similar, you got small clinics in suburbs, they provide you with u a clean syringe and a bed, so you get high there and not wander the streets
Our uneducated media will make it another issue
ਸਾਡੇ ਪਿੰਡ ਵਿਚ ਵੀ ਘੱਟੋ-ਘੱਟ 20 ਮੁੰਡੇ ਚਿੱਟਾ ਲਾਉਂਦੇ ਆ ( ਬਠਿੰਡਾ )
Arnab studied in Oxford. Foreign education makes you just sick.🤣🤣🤣
Fake degree h like chicha..he studied from kolapuri university
Clearly shows that good education from a reputed University in d World doesn't guarantee d making of a good aware human being. He has been using his academic brilliance to destroy d Idea of India,as ordered by his masters d Divider-in-Chiefs...
PS: Arnab studied at Oxford on a scholarship. So there's not a single iota of doubt on his academic prowess...
till 2017 he was doing journalism. though he used to shout like he does but he used to take the right side. see his times now newshour show but he has changed
@@galaxy1234 a journalist who raises jis/her voice every other nano-second is mo journalist but a propagandist
Nation will remember Newslaundry's excellent journalism while others were being bootlicking morons of the people in power !
I am from Punjab . Truely there can't be any better reporting on drug addiction problem in punjab and how these godhi media anchors make cringe stories on this sensitive issue for the sake of TRPs.
Great work @newslaundry team.
# ਰੱਬ ਜਾਣੇ
What godi media,,, you Punjabis are careless.. drugs tum lete ho , blame media ko karte ho wahh
Great bro,, sach me , you have lost your mind,, problem is drugs, and you are talking about journalism
@@narsikumar8402 I think you are High. He said the senseless Bollywood drug stories on Aryan Khan, and other actors. Media needs to point it out on a bigger level so that government can be pressurized and this is what it is supposed to do.
@@narsikumar8402 and asshole drug is just made attached with punjab , mumbai as single city has a bigger drug problem but why would you care?
And if you are not familiar with the situation here in punjab you are just not aware about what are typing here. Politics sell drugs to youth, youth with no jobs and coping with mental health because of economical pressure in families, politics sell free and then increase the price. I don't deny that promotion of drug in songs is a problem but it is in Bollywood as well. So please don't type this type of msgs because being punjabi it hurts.
Manisha Ji, outstanding presentation on alcohol and drug addiction. Your interviews with the clinic owner and the hapless victims were superb.
Sadly, addiction is no respecter of caste or religion. In one week some 20 years ago we lost 3 young people belonging to the 3 major religions of India.
You’re right, we need to talk about the problem more loudly and frequently; in one state the de addiction centres are attached to police stations 😩. How cruel is that? Medical Council needs to include Addiction Medicine as an intensive course: this disease affects rich and poor equally and RUINS THEM
after watching this i understand even more the importance of covering the 'newsance' in a lighter/comical way otherwise the issues are too heavy for any persons consciousness
Thank you Newslaundry for bringing real issues of society to the forefront. We can only fight these problems by bringing awareness to the mainstream.
I felt crying for that blue sweater man...and man in spects
Very Well researched. I have never thought of it as a disease. Thanks for giving a new perspective. This will help in cutting down the addiction problem hopefully.
This was the best episode you have done I believe. This was badly needed. This problem will not disappear with a magic wand. This has to be fought on many levels. Will Punjab ever get a government which will do it?? Meanwhile, every rupee given by subscribers to Newslaundry is worth it! More power to you people and stay safe.
Instead of looking up to what US government claimed to be their "war on drugs" as the best way to fight drugs addiction, we must consider what Portugal did to fight the menace of drugs.
This episode was really difficult to watch.
We see UP in a mess but this episode was a real,a painful eye opener.
All border states suffer from this. Northeastern states have a huge drug problem. It is for weakening the population in border areas. How is this drug reaching the open markets? No one addresses that. Only drama for targeting addicts.
😲😲 Woow Manisha Ma'am You Wore KASHMIRI Feran You Look Kashmiri Beauty Lots Of Love Respect And Support From KASHMIR To Your True And Brave Journalism Always ❤️👍💪😊
2years back Lost my elder brother....he was an alcoholic but died due to a head injury....R.I.P brother
Welcome back Manisha, very topical, horrifying reality
When I was 17 year old and moved to another city for studies. It was the first time I have met some senior boys in our PG who romanticized drugs. In fact at that age we always have few people around us who romanticized drugs, told us stories and explain the greatness of taking drugs. These boys have respect among young people and are connected with elders dealing with drugs.
Very good interview Manisha - But It’s pronounced as - “hay-roin” and “heroine “ :) !
Thank you Manisha ji for coming back and giving us real facts. I was missing this show .
Manisha didi came .... Yessssss !!!!!! . Was waiting for newsance for a very long time
And that's what we called real GROUND reporting !!
Great job newslaundry team
Good work. I’m Punjabi and I have seen people taking CHITTA. So glad I did not get into drugs. Great work newslaundry and Manisha
What a refreshing change from the usual fun filled episode of Newsance. Keep up the good work guys.
Addiction of listening to Gullu (Amish Devgun) and Arnav and company like people appears to be more dengerous than drug and alcohol addiction.
Thanks for bringing up this story, these godis must watch it once.
Wow..wow.....hats off to Newslaundry team...such a great public service. I don't watch Godi media to keep my peace of mind but showing the stooping levels of Godi media in newslaundry, gets me enough info on that. Cheap and dirty laundry needs special washing...this episode is that special wash.....plus dry cleaning.....kya dhoya hai. Looking forward to more such empowering episodes.
Thanks Manisha for talking about this issue seriously.and welcome back.
Amazing episode. Thanks to newslaundry.
Best episode yet, thank you news laundary.
Thank you for this insightful episode. Meanwhile, as a Kashmiri, I really liked the "kashmiri pheran" you are wearing.
This type of report is what we expect from every media. It would be better if these reports also available in TV & newspapers too.
I got tears in my eyes. God bless all of us. Thx @newslaundry
Bahut hi badhiya report. Must be seen by everyone. It is totally relatable. Kisi bhi addiction se sirf ek addict hi nai uska pura ghar Suffer karta hai.
I was once an edict. Daily 4 joints. After few months I stopped feeling the effect of weed as I was always high, home, at work, in sleep, even getting up in the morning I used to get up being high. So one fine day I thought what is the point when I am not feeling that high anymore which I got during smoking up first time? It’s been more than 2 years since I have smoked my last joint. First few weeks, there were withdrawal symptoms but focusing on other tasks/things was all I needed. So my next J will give me first J wala high. Hopefully.
We need this type honest journalism thankyou so much newslaundry
I request everyone who relates with this cause, to go and watch TED talk on addiction by Johann Hari.
I have been following this channel since 2019 and its getting better everytime. I never missed newsance on news laundry since i started following the channel.
From Pakistan.
Ok dr sahb gud.. apke bhi powder wale case hote honge udhr??
Maine suna h Afghanistan se aata h
The Best Newsance episode that i have ever seen. Kudos to your journalism. 👍👍👍👍👍
This is really award winning Episode, gives great insight about true issue.. I congratulate to the team for the efforts and real understanding about issues and bringing it up. While bollywood, regional movies all showcase it, media, politician all are blind to it. During pandemic sale of liquour was very important for economy and was given much priority for sale.. Such is the irony.
Another short comment: we need to stop mocking the alcoholics and addicts as Bewra and Charsi--that doesn’t aid their recovery. Compassion and sympathy is needed
This is problem world wide n at national level too..
Hryana himachal up bihar etc u cn find different stuffs
bhagwant mann and kejriwal should watch this episode.
Her Pheran makes her beautiful :)
Very good journalism…must watch 👍
Thank you News Laundry for covering this as is. The brutal truth without any drama. Job well done👍
Very nicely covered! I hope Arnab watches this episode and understands humanity! If he is a human!!!!!!!!!!!
I think we need to treat drug users as sickness rather than a frowned upon thing.
Only one ways to stop Drugs applicable Arab countries rules against drugs in india
I once saw real life drug/family/police problem unfolding in front of my eyes in a single night in zirakpur😶 drugs in punjab is most brutal coz it brings down mostly wrestler looking boys. 6 feet or over height with 150 kg weight sticking needles at every part of body. You watch them and dread why those guys be doing this.
This was so so eye opening. Thanks a lot Newslaundry. So difficult to even start thinking of solutions.
One of the most moving video's i have ever seen on youtube. Appreciate your work. Already a subscriber and request people to support them
Heroine is not a drug! Leave the last E out to describe the bad thing, not all heroines classify as killers😂
Kudos to these people who had the courage to share their stories.. may god give them the strength to survive this .. waheguru 🙏🏼🙏🏼
Tu chdd ti coke ya nhi kngna
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@@OhiSandhu nope! Mai ni chadni!
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Newslaundry thanks for your reporting