Ministry of Well being: 700 sufferers responded to therapy utilizing the opioid substitution remedy program

She introduced Ministry of Well being and InhabitantsResponse of 700 sufferers to each day therapy with the opioid substitution therapy program (methadone), with the target Battle habit Amongst residents, this coincides with the Worldwide Day In opposition to Drug Abuse and Drug Trafficking, which falls on June 26 yearly.

This comes inside the framework of what’s obtainable Therapy providers And dealing to lift consciousness of find out how to get personal medical consultations, to keep up the protection of society and its members, particularly younger individuals Dangerous medicationAlong with the normal function of the household in defending and elevating its members, as a nucleus and important guardian.

Dr. Hossam Abdel Ghaffar, the official spokesman of the Ministry of Well being and Inhabitants, stated that the opioid substitution therapy program is a guiding framework to help the state in combating habit, by way of inside the framework of reinforcing a human rights perspective on prevention, therapy providers. , care, rehabilitation, and neighborhood integration for habit sufferers.

Abdel Ghaffar defined that this system started to be carried out in March 2023 at Heliopolis Hospital (Airports), hooked up to the Common Secretariat of Psychological Well being andhabit therapyThe usage of the therapy program was expanded over a yr, bringing the variety of models to 13 models in 10 governorates (Cairo, Alexandria, Sohag, Sharkia, Minya, Assiut, Qalyubia, Gharbia, Dakahlia, Damietta), indicating work in preparation for the opening of the second stage models.

Abdul Ghaffar stated that the Ministry, which is represented by the Common Secretariat of Psychological Well being and Habit Therapy, is elevating consciousness in regards to the risks of habit, by way of 24 hospitals and facilities on the authorities stage, indicating the concentrate on prevention, promotion of wholesome habits and different actions. that improves psychological and bodily well being, and offers true tales of individuals affected by habit and sharing their story of restoration, to unfold optimistic messages that encourage an finish to this dangerous difficulty .

For his half, Dr. Menen Abdel Maqsoud, Secretary-Common of the Secretariat of Psychological Well being and Habit Therapy, stated that this system relies on the concept that the affected person receives the treatment inside the models hurt discount within the nearest hospital. him each day whereas he continues to attend common therapy and rehabilitation periods, and this provides to his each day life.

Menen Abdel Maqsoud identified that the drug has been confirmed by scientific proof to be efficient and environment friendly in treating habit to opiates, as a result of it treats the dysfunction and the change that happens within the mind resulting from medication, and helps to deal with the psychological and bodily signs of habit, emphasizing that it’s at present obtainable in hospitals and secretariat facilities.

Menen Abdel Maqsoud continued that the Common Secretariat of Psychological Well being and Habit Therapy is implementing consciousness seminars in 24 hospitals and facilities all through the governments of the Republic, similtaneously the Anti-Habit Day celebration of the World, by way of an consciousness program to combat medication, ready for the tradition of Egypt to unfold particular actions. and supporting a tradition of rejecting dangerous practices and inspiring analysis for therapy and help for sufferers.