Drug treatment and rehabilitation services
We recognize that substance abuse is a widespread affliction; the personal, social and economic costs are borne by the individual and the community as a whole. Drug dependency leads to productivity loss, domestic violence, depletion of family resources, increased street crime, etc. To address this menace, we have been working with the Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment since 1985.
Currently we have two projects in this field:
· Rehabilitation centres for substance abusers
· Drop-in centre (Kotla mubarakpur)
De-addiction cum Rehabilitation Centres for Substance Abusers
Objective
· To provide a well-formulated de-addiction and rehabilitation program covering motivational counseling, detoxification, sustained rehabilitation, relapse prevention and after-care.
SPYM has detoxification centres in Delhi, Jammu, Guwahati and Darjeeling, and these centres have been offering de-addiction cum rehabilitation for more than a decade. As mentioned, we have been working in tandem with the Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment.
Services
· Detoxification and emergency treatment
· Psychotherapy, family work and recreational therapy
· Home visits
· Individual/group counseling and family counseling
· Input sessions
· Counseling and de-addiction camps
· Anti-drug film shows
· Follow-up program (vocational training for client who have just completed his/her rehabilitation)
· Narcotics Anonymous (a safe space where substance dependents can offer mutual support)
Achievements
· No. of clients treated during 2006-07: 429
· No. of counseling sessions conducted: 3362
· No. of group counseling sessions: 756
· No. of family counseling sessions: 1854
· No. of cases referred to: 159
· Our services have benefited more than 7500 substance dependents; on average, every centre has been treating 20-30 clients per month.
Objective
· To provide quality drug de-addiction services in a comfortable environment
The drop-in centre (DIC), an initiative of SPYM and UNODC, has been in operation since October 2006 in Kotla Mubarakpur, New Delhi.
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Activities/Services · Needle exchange program · Doctor consultations and referrals to other free medical services · Referrals to ICTC for blood tests · Abscess treatment · Mobile exhibitions, for the sensitization of the local population concerning drug use, STIs and HIV/AIDS · Educational games · Condom education and distribution · A midday meal and tea, courtesy of a local temple and local shopkeepers · Counseling and follow-up visits for drug users · A consistent monitoring program for drug users, to ensure a successful treatment regime · Bipunorphine treatment for cocaine harm reduction (since August 2007)
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 An outreach worker prepares a bipunorphine treatment for a client at the Drop-In Centre in Kotla Mubarakpur, New Delhi |