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Breakthrough System puts an end to Yo- Yo Dieting for Good

Read an interesting article on weight loss at http://mahmooda-aftab.blogspot.com/

Bright Stars Hope: A Poem by Sumaira Shahzad

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Bright Stars We all are the stars Shining despite of the scars Its is the brightness we are searching for It’s the darkness we want to cure It’s the destiny we want to ours We all are the stars What if we become sometimes a little dull? Painful, restless with a fearful skull But We all have shine within us That never lets us to burn It’s the shine of truth & spirituality It’s the shine of positivity & orignality The only need is to take off our false masks Is to be honest with our own hearts Then we could be the Bright Stars Shining brightly despite of the scars We all are the stars We all are the stars Sumaira Shahzad Psychologist Aghaz-e-Nau

HIGH Risk Periods for Drug Abuse Among Youth

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Bright Stars Research has shown that the key risk periods for drug abuse are during major transitions in children’s lives. The first big transition for children is when they leave the security of the family and enter school. Later, when they advance from elementary school to middle school, they often experience new academic and social situations, such as learning to get along with a wider group of peers. It is at this stage—early adolescence—that children are likely to encounter drugs for the first time. When they enter high school, adolescents face additional social, emotional, and educational challenges. At the same time, they may be exposed to greater availability of drugs, drug abusers, and social activities involving drugs. These challenges can increase the risk that they will abuse alcohol, tobacco, and other substances.When young adults leave home for college or work and are on their own for the first time, their risk for drug and alcohol abuse is very high. Consequently, young...

Poem by Arjumand Ayub

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Bright Stars Bright star I want relief….. Some sanity, I am drowned in ignorance. I am in pain I need help! O Star! O Star! O Star! Can you do something for me? Kill my pain… Take my woes, Can you give me strength to face the world? Here I am the bright star, Yes I can help you fight the war. O I am here to light your life, There’s just a little to strive. It’s your trust I have to take, And turn it into your belief to find the way. Arjumand Ayub Trainee http://mahmooda-aftab.blogspot.com/

Closing Ceremony

Peer Counseling Training

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Bright Stars Second session of Peer Counseling Training for drug abuse prevention and personal development has started from 4th May, 2009. A total number of 30 students got registered and this session will be over by the end of June, 2009. Another group is being formed at Law Coolege, Punjab University and planned to be started from 25th May, 2009. http://mahmooda-aftab.blogspot.com/

Second Session of Peer Counseling Training

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Bright Stars Second session of Peer Counseling Training for drug abuse prevention and personal development has started from 4th May, 2009. A total number of 30 students got registered and this session will be over by the end of June, 2009. Another group is being formed at Law Coolege, Punjab University and planned to be started from 25th May, 2009. http://mahmooda-aftab.blogspot.com/