Improve the effectiveness of drug addiction treatment and management of illegal drug users
(Baonghean.vn) - On the afternoon of June 24, the Standing Committee of Vinh City Youth Union coordinated with the city's voluntary drug rehabilitation center to organize a seminar on "Improving the effectiveness of drug rehabilitation and management of illegal drug users - For a healthy and safe community".
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Attending the seminar were Mr. Bui Van Hung - Deputy Director of the Department of Labor - Invalids and Social Affairs of the province; representatives of the Standing Committee of Vinh City Youth Union; Vinh City Police, Hung Nguyen District Police and representatives of the Police of 25 wards and communes in the city; Board of Directors of Vinh City Voluntary Drug Rehabilitation Center, families of drug addicts at the voluntary drug rehabilitation center, and typical individuals who successfully completed drug rehabilitation.Photo: Thanh Quynh |
Talk show“Improving the effectiveness of drug addiction treatment and management of illegal drug users – For a healthy and safe community”is a practical activity to concretize the plan of Vinh City People's Committee on implementing "Month of action against drugs" and "International Day against drug abuse in 2022".
The seminar aims to disseminate information to cadres, union members, youth in the fight against drugs. At the same time, it contributes to creating a change in awareness and action, promoting the pioneering role of young people in implementing drug prevention and control, contributing to the development of a healthy society, ensuring political security, social order and safety in localities and units.
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Deputy Secretary of Vinh City Youth Union - Tran Quang Nhat shared creative models of the city's youth in drug prevention and control work in recent times. Photo: Thanh Quynh |
In recent times, Vinh City Youth Union, Vinh City Police and Vinh City Voluntary Drug Rehabilitation Center have organized many practical activities to propagate and mobilize all levels of union members, youth and people to improve the effectiveness of drug prevention and control work. In particular, Vinh City has directed the facilities to actively disseminate and propagate the law on drug prevention and control and organize the signing of commitments for young people in the city not to try - not to keep - not to use drugs.
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The play “Mistakes” was performed by staff and students of the Drug Rehabilitation Center at the program. Photo: Thanh Quynh |
Currently, drug use is mainly by people under 30 years old. This age group is getting younger, with some even using at the age of 12.
However, drug addiction treatment at home and in the community faces many difficulties when drug addicts and their families do not self-report and register for drug addiction treatment.
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Comrade Ho Sy Dung - Director of Vinh City Voluntary Drug Rehabilitation Center emphasized that in order to successfully rehabilitate and reintegrate into the community, in addition to the efforts of each individual, drug addicts need support, help, encouragement and especially the trust of their families, relatives and the whole society. Photo: Thanh Quynh |
Vinh City Voluntary Drug Rehabilitation Center, based on its functions and tasks, annually organizes the reception of hundreds of drug addicts. In the first 6 months of the year, the center received 131 drug addicts.
With their spirit and responsibility, the staff and workers at the center are also teachers, relatives who care about treatment, support, care and educate the behavior and personality of drug addicts. From here, many students have successfully quit drugs and become useful people for society.
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Representatives of Vinh City Youth Union, Board of Directors of Vinh City Voluntary Drug Rehabilitation Center, relatives of students and drug rehabilitation students exchanged thoughts and aspirations at the discussion. Photo: Thanh Quynh |
Chaired by the Standing Committee of Vinh City Youth Union and the Board of Directors of Vinh City Voluntary Drug Rehabilitation Center, the seminar focused on exchanging and discussing experiences in drug rehabilitation and drug prevention and control. At the same time, it mobilized to help drug addicts and reformed youth reintegrate into the community after rehabilitation as well as to resolve and solve difficulties and problems in the process of drug prevention and control propaganda.
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Representatives of the Department of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs of the province, Vinh City Youth Union and related units visited the activity rooms and kitchen at the Vinh City Voluntary Drug Rehabilitation Center. Photo: Thanh Quynh |
