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Awareness campaign about drug addiction and its treatment

Narcotics is provided free of cost by Health and Family Welfare Department of Punjab Government – Counselor Sandeep Kumari

Hoshiarpur :

According to the directions of Dr. Harbans Kaur Deputy Medical Commissioner Hoshiarpur today, Principal Dr. Urmila Devi Institute of Medical Sciences Hoshiarpur. An informational awareness seminar on drug addiction was conducted with the support of Manisha Nathan, in which Counselor Sandeep Kumari said that addiction is a mental disease which is treated free of cost in Punjab government health institutions. Expert Dr. Raj Kumar, Sub-Divisional Civil Hospital Dasuya and Mukerian Psychiatrist under the direct supervision of drug addiction patients are treated, he said that drug addiction is a recurring long-term disease, he said that drug addiction treatment Center Civil Hospital Dasuha and Hoshiarpur where the patient is detoxified for 15-21 days, after that the patient is transferred to the government rehabilitation center at Mohla Fatehgarh Hoshiarpur where Dr. The patient is kept for 90 days under the care of the medical officer and health staff, during which the patient is given individual counselling, group counselling, spiritual counselling, family counselling, meditation, exercise, yoga, sports, volleyball game, badminton etc. Security, etc. is arranged. Apart from this, OOAT clinics have been opened by the Department of Health and Family Welfare, Government of Punjab, in which free treatment is given to the patients under the tongue, Bupronorphine + Niloxane.

After the written consent of the family and the patient, the medicine is done after all the diagnostic tests, in which the online process is started, this is done free of charge in the central district level Government Rehabilitation Center Complex, Sub Divisional level Civil Hospital DASUYA, Mukeria, Garhshankar, all CHC levels and Central Jail etc. On this occasion Dr. Deepika Bhandari, Dr. Pooja Thakur, Dr. Tanvi Nagpal, Dr. Bhupinder Thakur, Dr. Bharti Sharma, Dr. Manila etc were present.