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Urine Screening Testing to check use of habit-forming drugs & opioid substances in patients starts: Balbir Sidhu

Chandigarh, Oct 30 (UNI) The Punjab Government has taken a leap forward regarding urine screening testing of the patients coming to de-addiction centres and OOAT Clinics for treatment of substance abuse. This project is being taken up in district Sangrur and district Tarn Taran as a pilot project.
Giving details in press communique, the Health Minister Balbir Singh Sidhu said that more than four thousand patients have been screened so far to check the use of habit-forming drugs and opioid substances and to prescribe treatment accordingly by the psychiatrists. The main focus is now on monitoring and supervision of these de-addiction and rehabilitation centres to provide quality care services to patients as per their medical needs. Activities based on awareness generation and sensitization of the community and target groups is the backbone of de-addiction program. In order to promote livelihood activities and to instill self-esteem in these individuals to keep them away from the drugs the state government led by Captain Amarinder Singh has also initiated the skill development program.
The Cabinet Minister said that even during these difficult times of COVID-19 pandemic, the State Government has continued its commitment to tackle the menace of substance abuse in State. Considering the gravity of situation the government has devised a multi-pronged comprehensive de-addiction services plan which provided golden chance for a new and healthy life to patients suffering from addiction of opioid substances.
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