Heart That Cares For Better Health Organization(HCBH) Marks International Day Against Drug Abuse And Illicit Trafficking, Organizes HIV Counselling, Testing And Administering Of Safety Measures
Heart That Cares For Better Health Organization(HCBH) Marks International Day Against Drug Abuse And Illicit Trafficking, Organizes HIV Counselling, Testing And Administering Of Safety Measures
Heart That Cares For Better Health Organization (HCBH) in regards to The International Day Against Drugs and illicit trafficking Organizes an Outreach Program, activities includes HIV Counselling & Testing, sharing of IEC materials, Condoms, lubricants and Administering Of Safety Measures.
The Heart That Cares For Better Health Organization over the weekend organized a life touching, health promoting and safety program, this time, channeled towards promoting good health and narrowing it to HIV.
The organization was able to conduct free HIV Counselling, tests, it also distributed IEC materials, condom, lubricant, with a peace walk aimed at sensitizing the people of Enugu State.
According to the Executive Director of the Organization, Mr. Uche Maduako Franklin, drug abuse and illicit trafficking make users vulnerable to crimes and may lead to death or offences and social vices punishable by the law. He sensitized the people on the need to shun drug but seek proper medical attention from a professional, if need be. Speaking, he advised the Law Enforcement Agency to embrace drug addict as a health challenge issue than treating as a common criminal, Mr. Franklin further advised relevant agencies to build rehabilitation centers to enable users come out from addiction.
The Director for Programs, Pharmacist Chinedu Stephen Ekweremadu in his own opinion advised against self medication, especially for those living with HIV, he noted that, if not properly taken care of might lead to loss of life earlier than supposed.
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Pharm Ekweremadu also lectured on commonly used substances and HIV risk such as; Alcohol, Opioids, Methamphetamine, Crack cocaine, Inhalants.
He further dissected them thus;
Excessive alcohol consumption, notably binge drinking, can be an important risk factor for HIV because it is linked to risky sexual behaviors and, among people living with HIV, can hurt treatment outcomes.
Opioids, a class of drugs that reduce pain, include both prescription drugs and heroin. They are associated with HIV risk behaviors such as needle sharing when infected and risky sex, and have been linked to a recent HIV outbreak.
“Meth” is linked to risky sexual behavior that places people at greater HIV risk. It can be injected, which also increases HIV risk if people share needles and other injection equipment.
Crack cocaine is a stimulant that can create a cycle in which people quickly exhaust their resources and turn to other ways to get the drug, including trading sex for drugs or money, which increases HIV risk.
Inhalants. Use of amyl nitrite (“poppers”) has long been linked to risky sexual behaviors, illegal drug use, and sexually transmitted diseases among gay and bisexual men.
Other volunteers who handled distribution of safety materials, counselling and testing include; Nnamchi Festus(Odegba) – Social Mobilizer/Team Lead, Nurse Ezeugwu Queen – Volunteer nurse and Okeke Emmanuel.
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