Patient Education and Awareness
The centre is also active in educating the public on substance use related issues and spreading awareness. Following are some of the activities in this area in the recent past:
Awareness generation programmes among industrial workers and management:
- NDDTC organised a public symposium on Assessment of Alcohol Abuse at Central Water Commission, New Delhi, November 2005.
- NDDTC organised a public symposium on Assessment of Alcohol Abuse at NTPC, Dadri, January 2006.
- NDDTC organised a public symposium on Assessment of Alcohol Abuse and workplace intervention at the monthly meeting of the Ghaziabad Management Association, in September 2007.
A symposium for general public on ‘workplace substance use and its management’ was organised by the centre in April 2006
- A symposium for general public on ‘community based treatment for substance use disorders’ was organised by the centre in April 2007
- A symposium for general public on ‘mental health awareness’ was organised on 9th October 2007, as part of the World Mental Health Week
Health education material has been published by the centre, in the form of pamphlets containing information about various substances of abuse, their consequences as well as treatment.
Besides these, the centre has also published health educational material for free distribution and download.
