Addiction is a disease: We must change our attitudes toward addicts
Addiction is not due to weakness or a lack of willpower. Instead, it’s a chronic disease involving changes in the brain.
Why Us?
Peace Home Rehabilitation Centre is working for all the issue of substances users in people such as Drug abuse and alcoholism. It is supporting such people and children by providing different therapy, physical exercise, love care and education.
Objectives
- To provide counseling, treatment and rehabilitation services for alcoholics and drug users.
- To develop self-esteem, confidence and to support the substance users for their rehabilitation in the society.
- To create public awareness on alcoholism and drug abuse through various approaches such as media, school/college-based activities and street outreach services.
- To provide information to the alcoholics and drug users and their families to make them aware on the diseases/infections and other harmful consequences resulting from substance abuse.
- To establish support groups for recovering substance users, their spouses and children and people living with HIV and AIDS.
- To be Non- profit oriented and non- governmental organization
- To provide counselling to substances user families who are economically and mentally disturbed by their loved ones and show them there is a HOPE.
Why Choosing Us?
Treatment Method
The center has adopted a holistic approach to rehabilitate youth who have deviated from their responsibility to the society by using different types of killer drugs. Taking into consideration the health of drug users, the center has arranged separate Medical Unit and Detoxification Unit. Cases that cannot be treated at the center’s Medical Unit will be referred to other health institutions with the help of concerned family members.
Health Tests & Treatment
Health of drug users admitted at the center will be checked on a regular basis by General Physician and Psychiatric Doctor.
a. To ensure better health
- The center has adopted ‘Cold Turkey’ method (which includes giving cold showers, and giving users plenty of lime water and glucose water) to reduce body pains of drug users.
- The users will be involved in yoga exercises so that they can get mental and physical balance.
- Nutritious diet will be provided to the users as per the need.
- The users will be involved in different sporting activities.
- The users will be asked to involve in different physical exercises.
- A gymnasium has been arranged for drug users so that they can work out.
b. Change in feelings
It has been found that drug addiction is more due to psychological dependence rather than physical. To get rid of that dependence, change in feelings and behavior is a must. To bring about change in feelings, drug users are given individual and group consultations. Similarly, classes on moral sciences and eclectic counseling/therapy are conducted. Likewise, practical classes like discussion sessions, inventory writing, and role playing are also organized.
c. For family and social coordination
As we all know, relation between an individual and his family members worsens once the individual starts using drugs. His/her relation with the society also worsens. As a result, such people develop a feeling of low self-esteem and their involvement is social activities also reduces. To address these issues, the center organizes following activities:
- Family counseling.
- Meeting family members every Sundays.
- Involvement in social activities.
- Family consultation and interactions on first and third Sundays of the month.
- For rehabilitation of the users into family and society, they will be allowed to go on an outing (meet family members at their home itself) after treatment of three months at the center.
- After completion of three months of treatment, family members of the users will be invited at the center and the users will be allowed to visit their home to foster friendly relations with the society and family members for one day and more to necessity.
d. For making users self-dependent
- Work therapy
- Skill-oriented trainings
- Group discussions
- Individual counseling.
- Psychological counseling.
- Computer training
- Musical training
e. To bring about spiritual changes
Classes on spiritual activities, yoga education, Rajayoga, Art of Living, Peace messages will be organized. Similarly, a temple has been built in the premises of the center for meditation and worship.
Future plans and programs of the center
Under its awareness raising program, the center will work in cooperation with schools and community service centers; publish and distribute pamphlets and brochures; and organize different skill-oriented training and sport competition. Similarly, it plans to produce and broadcast television programs and develop the center as a research center and open branch offices. For better treatment of admitted drug users, the center will design appropriate trainings and special classes that suit their education level. Similarly, more facilities will be added to the center so that it becomes self-dependent and create a niche in the society. Other future plans include organizing different fund raising programs to enhance infrastructure at the center so that it can meet its objectives.
