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Chandigarh, Feb 9 (Ians) The Punjab Drug Rehabilitation Centres Union (Pdrcu) on Thursday sought intervention of Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann to review a policy of the previous Congress government that has brought such centres being run in the private sector to the verge of closure.
Members of the special committee set up by the Pdrcu said they have given many representations to officials of the Health Department to revoke the policy.
Kunal Lakhanpal, a member of the committee, said: “In 2020 the then Congress government mandated that every rehab centre should have a psychiatrist, an Mbbs doctor and a nurse on its payroll. It is illogical as no medicine is to be given at these centres. We admit people after detoxification. Such people are provided counselling. The idea is to make them mentally strong so that they don’t fall prey to drugs again.”
Another member said Angad Singh said that the...
Members of the special committee set up by the Pdrcu said they have given many representations to officials of the Health Department to revoke the policy.
Kunal Lakhanpal, a member of the committee, said: “In 2020 the then Congress government mandated that every rehab centre should have a psychiatrist, an Mbbs doctor and a nurse on its payroll. It is illogical as no medicine is to be given at these centres. We admit people after detoxification. Such people are provided counselling. The idea is to make them mentally strong so that they don’t fall prey to drugs again.”
Another member said Angad Singh said that the...
- 2/9/2023
- by News Bureau
- GlamSham
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