Symposium: Suicide – Practical Perspectives

Deaths by Suicide is a devastating outcome in Psychiatry. From 2019 to 2020, deaths by Suicide in India have increased by more than 10%. A detailed Critical analysis of the updated socio demographics, preventive measures, role of helplines and awareness programs and updated genetics, intracellular mechanisms and neural networks are discussed. Futuristic Aspects of Legalization of Cannabis Use in India and Across the Globe. 1.Legal Aspects Of Cannabis Use: Rules & Regulations In India & Abroad. Seemingly the law varies across the globe. Each country has their rules & regulations to control the use of illicit drug and substances.(1;) 2.Patterns of use of cannabis: -This is being disseminated in the form of modak, sweets, grass, drink and joints predominately practicing in the country from where it was disseminated.(2;) 3.Overuse of and persistent use of cannabis: -It will lead to create lot of complications such as social, psychological & legal despite of its therapeutic uses.(3;) 4.Psychosocial consequences of over use of cannabis barrier of treatment and prevention of cannabis use prevention:-Since this substance has multiple indignation in treatment as well as special therapeutic indication in palliative care and end stage life care compels to restate the laws to form new legislative regulations to use this substance that is why the increasing demand of therapeutic uses in detoxification of other substances from more harmful to less harmful use favors legalization.(4,5.) Presenter: - 5: - Chairperson Prof. Dr. Gautam Anand (HOD Psychiatry Department, MMC&H) (Email ID: - drganandgwl@gmail.com) 4: -Co-Chairperson Prof. Dr. Kunal Kumar (HOD & Professor Sharda Hospital) 3: - Dr. Umang Gupta (P G JR-2 MMC& H) 2: - Dr. Shreya Kataria (P G JR-2 MMC& H) 1: - Dr. Srishti Arora (P G JR-2 MMC& H)