Meet Dr. Dharav Shah. He shares a bit of his challenges, his way of contributing back to society and how we can take care of our emotional well-being in this pandemic. He emphasizes on the increase of anxiety during this crucial time as numbers are increasing and it is tough to keep calm and not get scarred.
His main area of work is spreading awareness about the truth of alcohol and tobacco. He focuses on medical, B.Ed. and social work students - so that they feel confident to in-turn pass on the message. He does this to pay back to the society and most of his presentations are free. Dr. Shah has made more than 400 presentations till now on the alcohol & tobacco epidemic, including at 53 medical colleges. Dr. Shah has been working on various other psychological issues also, that our society is facing.
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Some of the numbers are quoted from below research , Do check this if you love details.
18% Suicides and 18% murders occurring in our society are attributable to alcohol.
Global Status Report on Alcohol & Health, WHO, 2018
Research paper : https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789241565639#:~:text=WHO's%20Global%20status%20report%20on,doing%20to%20reduce%20this%20burden.
Globally, alcohol has become the most common risk factor for death & disability in the young age group of 15-49 yrs.
Lim SS, et.al. A comparative risk assessment of burden of disease and injury attributable to 67 risk factors and risk factor clusters in 21 regions, 1990–2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010. The Lancet 2012; 380: 2224 – 2260.
Research Paper : https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(12)61766-8/fulltext
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