International Day against Drug Abuse, illicit trafficking observed

Reporters Today, Bhubaneswar, June 26: the Department of Social Security and Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (SSEPD) organized a sensitization workshop on the occasion of International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking  here on Wednesday.

A one day workshop was inaugurated by Department Minister Ashok Chandra Panda, in the presemce of Principal Secretary Niten Chandra, Excise Secretary Sushil Kumar Lohani, and ADG Police CID Santosh Kumar Upadhyay among others.

The dignitaries released “Drugs & Substance Use Disorders: A Resource Compendium and Roadmap to Efficacious State Services”.

Notably, Odisha has a total of 39 Integrated Rehabilitation Centre for Addicts (IRCA) covering 29 districts.

 These centres are operated by Regional Resource Training Centre  (RRTC), Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India. RRTC looks after capacity building of IRCAs  and awareness programmes to reduce drug and substance abuse.

A total of 200 participants from NGOs, Colleges, Universities, RRTC and IRCAs participated in the workshop.

There were two technical session where the panelists discussed about Medical and Clinical Perspective and Community Based Intervention for reducing drug and substance abuse.

A total of 39 IRCAs made presentations on their activities and achievement in the field of drug de-addiction.

Vyakti Vikash Kendra India and Prajapita Brahmakumar Iswariya Viswavidyalaya were felicitated by the Department for their outstanding contribution in the field of drug de-addiction and substance abuse.