Rehabilitation of Drug Abusers - Role & Impact of RRTCs

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This is essentially an evaluation study aimed at assessing the role and impact of RRTCs in rehabilitation of addicts. The need for such evaluation study springs up from the desire of the organizers of such programmes to know whether they are getting adequate return on the money spent.

This is a compilation of programmes and schemes being implemented by various ministries and departments for the rehabilitation of drug and alcohol dependants.
This compilation provides information on schemes available for empowering and rehabilitating different sections of society including women, children and youth who are victims of drug abuse and alcoholism.
It also provides information about UN agencies involved in the field.

Drug Abuse and HIV/AIDS Concerns of Family Members by Shanthi Ranganathan and Rukmani Jayaraman.

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A field guide for trainers and service providers.
This manual seeks to provide information required to integrate women and HIV/AIDS issues into the work done by service providers. Some of the issues it covers are:
STDs/STIs and women's vulnerability to them.
Role of family in relapse prevention of addicted and HIV affected individuals.
Home care for HIV affected.
Family Support Groups.
Safeguarding and primary prevention from HIV/AIDS.

This handbook acts as an orientation to service providers working in the field of drug demand reduction. It helps develop ability to deliver HIV/AIDS prevention and care services more effectively. The main objective being to reinforce existing capacity while providing new skills to deal with emerging challenges.

This Training of Trainers module has been developed to cater to the needs of service providers working in the field of addiction who could not effectively respond to the problem due to lack of appropriate knowledge, skill, database and trained manpower.
It helps trainers to develop into competent and effective professionals.

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