Encouraging Community Wellness for Behavioral Health (Addiction,NCDs and Mental Health)

A medical student trained as a NADA ADS has been traveling to her native India to assist with the continuing growth of NADA’s activities in South Asia. She is Shonali Saha, a Lincoln Recovery Center-trained ADS who made two trips to India this year before beginning her studies at Mt. Sinai School of Medicine in New York City. Her interest in addiction treatment grew out of her work in New York with the Gay Men's Health Crisis organization, which is headed by former NADA president Ana Oliveira. Before leaving for India, Shonali spoke to NAD co-founder Michael O. Smith, who arranged for her to meet Suneel Vatsyayan, director of NADA India. After working in Calcutta and west Bengal, Shonali joined Suneel at NADA headquarters in Delhi, where he was already providing acu detox and trainings at a police-run drug treatment facility. NADA India comprises a network of programs that works collectively towards providing holistic, education centered treatment. The organization opened its o...

From Archives: In 2003-4 , Caring Foundation team  conducted acudetox counseling sessions for employees of Airport Authority of India at Sufderjung New Delhi as part of EAP( Employee Assistance Program). Stress management and alcohol prevention workshops were also organised for staff. 

Suneel Vatsyayan,Chairman ,Nada India conducted a training session  on Rehabilitation of Drug addict at LNJN National Institute of Criminology Rohini on 29th Nov.2013  The course was attended by Judges/Magistrate,Dy.Supdt. of Police ,Prosecution officers and prison administration and Paramilitary Forces from Kerala,Tamil Nadu,Punjab,Haryana,Chhattisgarh,Jharkhand ,Rajasthan, Orissa,Uttarakhand etc. officers attending the course were provided with gold plated beads.These beads were placed on their back of ear at Shenman point. Beads provide acupuncture like experience. Acupressure like treatment protocol such as these bead helps people to help themselves.     

From the Desk of Dr.Michael. O.Smith.... ....In the 90’s we were asked to train a US doctor and nurse to set up non-pharma hospital detox unit in 3 Saudi hospitals serving only the royal family (in Riyadh, Dammam, and Jeddah).   Most of the protocol (12 steps,   family groups, etc.) was rejected after one year as not being culturally appropriate.   NADA was used 10 years more,   indeed it may be still being used.   I have never heard any negative feedback from Saudi.   My colleague, Larry Taylor trained many doctors from Musilm countries in Africa and the Middle East over several years.   Later he trained NADA trainers in each hospital before returning to Arkansas.   They liked me to sign their certificates   with a special stamp.   I conducted a 2 hour case conference through the US embassy    Each of the 20 doctors asked 2 questions.   No one was skeptical about acupuncture;   no one said it was from an al...

                                                                                                                     P.S.G Hospitals Peelamedu, Coimbatore. Ph: 0422- 2570170, 2598822 Department of Yoga & Naturopathy Dear Doctors and addiction counselors  , PSG Hospitals, along with Nada India Foundation & Indian Association of Acupuncture Detoxification Specialists (IAADS)  are pl...

I am psychiatry nurse working in Switzerland in a clinic for alcoholism and drug dependency. I am doing a volunteer commitment in the Nada India Foundation as a psychiatry nurse, acupuncture and auricolo therapeut. Currently, I am involved with various network member organization projects of Nada India in Delhi NCR. -New Life Drug Rehabilitation Center Sultan pur  , South Delhi under supervision of Dr.Uttam Singh -Karuna Ashram Sohna, Outpatient Clinic, Sohna Haryayan under supervision of Dr.Ajay Vats NADA,ADS.  -Aman Health Clinic for Homeless, Old Delhi under supervision of Dr.Mukesh -Vasudev Nursing Care Center, South Delhi Dr.Roop Sidana Prerana Drug Rehabilitation center at Sri Ganga Nager Rajasthan My areas of responsibility  are to train the caregivers in auricolotherapy (NADA Protocol) , to school in psychiatric  focus areas as a psychiatric nurse, treatments in auricolotherapy for in-house and outpatient, gathering of ...

Acudetox workshop workshop at Adhyatam Sadhana Kendra Chattarpur New Delhi on 10th February 2012  Learning the NADA Ear points from the Dr.Michael O.Smith  (From right to left ) Dr.Ajay Nihalani of Pushpanjali Hospital   , Dr.Sanjeev Kalara  VIMANS and   Dr. Usha Sapara of Sir Ganga Ram Hospital   Nada India &  Indian Association of Acupuncture Detoxification Specialist (IAADS) organised  the   Training workshop on use of ear acupuncture as per NADA Protocol for addiction treatment and general well being  for physicians and psychiatrist, Acupuncture Detoxification Specialist and Yoga teachers, nursing staff  held at Adhyatam Sadhana Kendra Chattarpur Road near Chattarpur Metro station, Delhi   on Friday 10 th  Feb .2012(11am-4.30pm).  The workshop was conducted by Dr. Michael O. Smith, Psychiatrist & Acupuncturist, founder and  chairperson NADA International from  New Y...