First De-Addiction Centre To Come Up In Keonjhar

First De-Addiction Centre To Come Up In Keonjhar

Drug addiction has become a major social issue of concern. Addiction puts a huge strain on several aspects of society, from healthcare to employment to prisons. Recognising the need to make Odisha addiction-free, a 15-bed de-addiction and rehabilitation centre is underway and is expected to come up at Keonjhar soon. An MoU for the Establishment and Management of the centre was signed between the District Social Security Office, Keonjhar and ‘Vishwa Jeevan Seva Sangha (VJSS), Khurda in the presence of Collector Ashish Thakare on Wednesday.

Thakare stated, “Several initiatives have been taken to provide social security and empower persons with disabilities under various schemes. The de-addiction centre will further help in strengthening the services to the people of Keonjhar.” The 15-bed centre for alcohol, substance and drug abuse shall provide composite/integrated services for the inpatient treatment and rehabilitation.

The officials attached to the centre shall identify vulnerable addicts and conduct screening and assessment. The other interventions include detoxification, de-addiction, pharmacological and evidence-based interventions; psychosocial interventions including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Motivational Counselling etc; Whole Person Recovery of addicts for making them drug-free, crime-free and gainfully employed; aftercare follow-up, reintegration into the mainstream society; vocational counselling assistance, skill development, and livelihood support; and community-based out-reach activities for early detection, prevention, and awareness generation.

The de-addiction centre, supported by District Mineral Foundation Keonjhar, will be operational from the last week of May. District administration had also established an Advanced Rehabilitation Centre situated at Ranki which provides the best-in-class services for the rehabilitation of PwDs, CwDs, vulnerable patients and elderly people.