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By Iram Sharif
Why the use of drug and alcohol addiction is increasing day by day?
Why large no of users are entering in rehabilitation centers &
never get relief?
Why preventive measures are not working at all?
Why service providers (rehab centers, hospitals, outpatient,
on-line, private NGO’s and government level institutes) are failing in
providing relevant and beneficial services?
The
following article will helpful in the identification of drawbacks of our services
and polices and also in improving this system for better quality management of
drug addiction.
First of all, there is need to know the disparities in service
delivery and receiving. As in Pakistan, drug addiction has become a national
level issue. No doubt paper work has been done to an extent but not in an
effective and systematic way. To deal with this issue only paper work is not
enough but there is also a need to establish the operative procedures,
principles, polices, and guidelines at national level. To implement proper law
in such a way that no person can dare to use or sell the drugs openly &
freely.
To prevent addiction at all, need to review the systematic
procedure from government level to local community level so as to fill the gaps
in the system. As the policy makers, program planners,
managers and key decision makers have not been developed any effective policy,
treatment modality and provider setting services in this regard to date so, all
polices, principles and guidelines need to be developed as well as
implementation in an effective way. Effective means “beneficial and positive health
related reforms” that should give positive outcome. How can we know
about positive and negative outcome of any treatment planning, implementation,
service delivery setting or policy guidelines? Obviously through the conduction
of researches. But there are marked lapses among all of the above mentioned
areas that need an effective planning to make and implement drug addiction
program.
At national level
(Govt. role & responsibilities) there is need for;
- The development of law and order
- The development of rational policies
- Establishment of principles, rules and guidelines
- Expert program planners, managers and key decision makers
- Effective and well organized social care systems
- Availability of scarcity of resources
- Scientific studies (well controlled) for policy/program evaluation
- Schematic and arranged service provision
- cost effective analysis systems
- Health reforms
- Expert health provider
- Well-equipped treatment settings
- Systematic monitoring and evaluation systems
Secondly (health
provider role and responsibilities) to familiar with;
- The difference between treatment and management
- The difference between rehabilitation and habilitation
- The difference between inpatient and outpatient door
- Treatment setting
- Treatment modalities
- Areas to investigate and to cure/manage
- Stages of treatment
Third thing that is a very critical component in making good or worse a treatment program is the role of
- Expertise in development of policy, principles, guidelines and programs
- Expertise (health providers) in handling the patients
They
must be certified, professional, and experiential who never work for their own
benefits and not to prefer individual opinion.
Forth evaluation area is patient related
- Who is patient/client?
- Life areas (personal, social, physical, psychological, religious/spiritual)
- Process of undergoing a treatment
- Health providers?
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- Duration of treatment/management?
- Treatment modalities?
- During and after treatment what plans will go through?
These are very important things to get a positive outcome in any
prevention program.
Your feedback will be important for me and others to make more
reforms in this area. So please write your feedbacks.
Note.
A workshop on “patient-clinician variables of drug addiction” final part of “Drug Addiction Community Awareness
Program” is going to be conduct in the month of August. This workshop is offered
for those candidates who have attended the first workshop held at 29-4-2018. Please contact at the following number to
confirm your presence and also to get a form.
Objectives of “patient-clinician
variables of drug addiction” workshop
This will discuss only process
of treatment and strategies to handle the patients during and after treatment.
