Delhi to open rehab centre for teens
April 19th, 2011 - 9:20 pm ICT by IANSNew Delhi, April 19 (IANS) Delhi government will open a treatment and rehabilitation centre Wednesday for adolescent drug abuse victims, a statement said Tuesday.
The Sahyog Drug Treatment and Rehabilitation Centre for Adolescents at Sewa Kutir in Kingsway Camp in north Delhi is a public private partnership model initiative with guidance from the judiciary, the statement added.
“The centre will host world-class child centric services such as detoxification and emergency treatment, psychosocial treatment for the total recovery of the addict through re-education, games and story-telling,” it said.
Drug abuse puts adolescents at increased risk for alcohol-related and drug-related traffic accidents, risky sexual practices, juvenile delinquency, and future use disorders.
The government noted that juvenile drug abuse is becoming common these days because of the easy access to different street drugs.
The Delhi legal services authority, juvenile justice committee, the department of women and child development and the society for promotion of youth and masses (SYPM) have partnered for the project.
The centre will be inaugurated by Supreme Court judge Altamas Kabir Wednesday.
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