133 drug addicts rehabilitated during eight months of 2024

The Myanmar Central Rehabilitation Association for Drug Addicts has reported that 133 drug addicts have successfully rehabilitated within the eight months of 2024.
This information was revealed during a basic first-aid training event co-hosted by the Red Cross Supervisory Committee and the Myanmar Central Rehabilitation Association for Drug Addits on 4 September. From January to August this year, 133 individuals were rehabilitated through the collaborative efforts of parents, patients, and the association.
U San Shein, Chairman of the Myanmar Central Rehabilitation Association for Drug Addicts, shared these details at the opening ceremony of the training event. The Yangon Rehabilitation Centre for Recovered Drug Addicts provides several services, including hospital referrals for detoxification, physical and mental development programmes, and rehabilitation treatments. Since its establishment in 2018, the centre has conducted 40 rehabilitation training sessions for 842 trainees and 18 community-based rehabilitation programmes for 590 trainees as of December 2023. Additionally, 26 drug control training sessions were held for 645 volunteers and supervisors, and four capacity-building courses were conducted for 88 staff members.
A total of 100 personnel have also taken training in various rehabilitation methods at the Yangon Rehabilitation Centre. Rehabilitation staff are trained in critical areas such as the dangers of stimulant drugs, overdose symptoms, methadone replacement therapy, and the physical and mental changes in drug addicts.
The training also covers handling the behaviour and social reintegration of people with an addiction, legal frameworks related to drug use, and the long-term health impacts of drug abuse, including HIV/AIDS. — TWA/KZL