INTEGRATED REHABILITATION CENTER FOR ADDICTS – IRCA – 15 Bedded

DRUG DE-ADDICTION PROGRAMME – 

With the kind help of Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India, we established a Integrated Rehabilitation Center for Addicts IRCA (a15 Bedded Drug-de- Addition treatment cum Rehabilitation center) at Patancheru of Sanga Reddy District, and Narsapur of Medak District (New Center) 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 the 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 programmes. Apart from this we provided awareness programme 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 provide for the whole range of community based services for the identification, motivation, counseling, de-addiction, after care and rehabilitation for Whole Person Recovery (WPR) of addicts to make a person drug free, crime and gainfully employed.
• To evolve culture-specific models for the prevention of Alcoholism and substance (Drug) Abuse and the Treatment and Rehabilitation of addicts
• To prevent Alcoholism and Drug Abuse, the approach adopted is to provide 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 procession.
• 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 public and addicts.
• Our Counselors, Social Workers and Psychologists surveyed in Sanga Reddy (Medak) Town and counseled the parents and addicts. They have explained to the parents and addicts that some voluntary organizations have setup Treatment and Rehabilitation Centers.
• Our Counselors/Psychologists during their visits for survey, they have given primary counseling to parents / individuals. They stressed the need of spiritualism helps to a great extent

Rehabilitation and Follow up actions are organized. Our counselors visited the houses of addicts who have been Rehabilitated /discharged. This follow up activities were undertaken with the view to enquire their health status and to find out the relationship with all other family members and neighbors to support him/her till she/he totally recovers from the addiction stage. Our Counselors and Social Workers together made several visits to observe the addicts in person and gave them suggestions. In addition to this, contacts were established over phone and writing letters. Based on the information received, advises will be given to the addicts or their families.

Trainings: During the year Three IRCA Staff were undergone training from RRTC South-I. (TTK)