The Shanghai Drug Abuse Treatment Centre, or SDATC (simplified Chinese: 上海市自愿戒毒医疗康复中心; traditional Chinese: 上海市自願戒毒醫療康復中心; pinyin: Shànghǎishì Zìyuàn Jièdú Yīliáo Kāngfù Zhōngxīn), is a governmental organization providing drug abuse treatment and rehabilitation services in Shanghai, China. SDATC is the only government-supported centre in Shanghai and was established in 1997 on the approval of Shanghai Narcotic Control Commission and Shanghai Public Health Bureau.[1]
SDATC is one of the departments of Shanghai Mental Health Center (SMHC), which is one of the largest and more comprehensive mental health institutions in China.[1] SMHC has multi-functions including prevention, clinical, teaching and training, research, supervision, etc.
Goals
SDATC's goals are:[1]
- To provide treatment and other services to drug users
- To train university students, doctors from other national areas, postgraduate students, continuing education courses, and other specific training programs in the field of drug dependence and treatment.
- To promote and develop research on drug treatment through the participation in various programs financed by national and international foundations.
- To interact with the local communities in the promotion of anti-drug activities
- To be involved as consultants in policy making process regarding drug abuse prevention, treatment and rehabilitation.
Services
Shanghai Drug Abuse Treatment Centre provides a number of drug treatment services including:[1]
- Methadone tapering detoxification
- Medical treatment for other physical and psychiatric conditions
- Relapse prevention
- Group therapy
- HIV/AIDS prevention education
- Family education
- Hotline counseling
See also
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Shanghai Drug Abuse Treatment Centre". United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
External links
- Website (in Chinese)
- Ascendant New York