Community Based Treatment Programme

• Community Clinic, Trilok Puri, New Delhi

(Faculty in-charge: Dr. Anju Dhawan)

As a part of its community based treatment program, NDDTC is running a community clinic at Trilok Puri, New Delhi. It is a resettlement colony with a high prevalence of substance use which includes tobacco, alcohol, cannabis and  heroin.

The basic objectives of the community based intervention program are:

• To develop viable and replicable community based treatment model for patients with substance use disorder

• To identify and treat patients suffering from substance use disorder.

• To make the treatment services more accessible

Services available in the community outreach clinic include:

• Out patient Pharmacotherapy in the form of detoxification and maintenance treatment (Buprenorphine, Oral Morphine and Naltrexone for opiate dependent patients and disulfiram for alcohol users).
• Psychosocial Interventions include individual counseling, family counseling, motivational improvement therapy, brief intervention, relapse prevention sessions, aftercare and rehabilitation counseling
• Day care services
• Occupational rehabilitation facilities including training on candle making, sewing etc. Attempts are also made sometimes to facilitate provision of small financial help in the form of micro-credit to the needy patients.
   

The drop in facility for the patients residing in the catchment area is available from Monday to Saturday. The medical evaluation facility is available on Monday and Thursday. Dispensing of medication takes place dispensed from the clinic from Monday to Saturday. So far more than 700 patients have been registered at the clinic.

• Mobile Clinic, Nand Nagari, New Delhi

(Faculty in-charge: Dr. S. Jhanjee)

As a part of its community based treatment program, NDDTC is also running a mobile clinic at Sundar Nagari, in New Delhi. This area is inhabited largely by people from the lower socio-economic strata.

The clinic has been launched based on the philosophy that services for substance use disorders should be made available to the drug users closer to their doorsteps. In this clinic the staff commutes in a vehicle and assessment and treatment services for opioid dependent patients are provided to them with a low threshold approach. Those who require a higher intensity treatment are offered appropriate referral services. Though recently launched, the clinic is already providing services to about 50 opioid dependent patients.