INTEGRATED REHABILITATION CENTER FOR ADDICTS – IRCA
Under NAPDDR Scheme – 15 Bedded DRUG DE-ADDICTION Centre at Kothur
With the kind help of the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India, we established the IRCA – Integrated Rehabilitation Center for Addicts (15 Bedded Drug-de- Addition treatment cum Rehabilitation center) under NAPDDR Scheme at Kothur, of Ranga Reddy, District, Our Organization’s one of the important aims is to reform the alcoholic/drug addicts. The alcoholic/drug addiction is increasing day by day. The addicts are spoiling themselves, their families, and Society. The Government of India has kindly announced to sanction grant-in-aid for running the 15 Bedded drug-de-addiction treatment cum rehabilitation center. During the year we are provided IP and OP treatment for Drug- alcoholic addicts and provided counseling and follow-up activities including rehabilitation programs. Apart from this, we provided awareness programs also through various activities to reform/control the drug addicts. The aims and objectives are:
- To create awareness and enlighten the people about the ill-effects of Alcoholism and Substance (Drug) Abuse on the individual, the family, and the Society at large.
- To evolve culture-specific models for the prevention of Alcoholism and Substance (Drug) Abuse and the Treatment and Rehabilitation of addicts
- To provide for the whole range of community-based services for the Identification, Motivation, Counseling, De-Addiction, and Rehabilitation of Addicts.
- To Prevent Alcoholism and Drug Abuse, the approach adopted is to provide a whole range of services including Awareness Generation, Identification. Treatment and Rehabilitation of Addicts through the voluntary Organizations
To create mass awareness, we have organized the following activities:
- Rallies: We have taken the assistance of Women Groups and Youth Organizations in selected villages where this addiction is more and organized processions by carrying banners and placards with the slogans against alcoholism/drug addiction and its prevention. Slogans were also shouted during the procession.
- Big Cloth banners were erected at important places with the slogans against alcoholism and drug abuse and its prevention
- Pamphlets with the slogans against alcoholism and drug abuse and ill-effects of alcoholism and Drug were distributed during the processions and at important places.
- Utilized Print as well as Electronic media to curb this evil and create awareness among the public and addicts..