The Anti-Drug Council has recorded a decline in the country's drug abuse mortality index over the past two years.
Deputy Chief of Police and Public Security in Dubai, Chairman of the Anti-Narcotics Council, Lieutenant General Dhahi Khalfan Tamim, attributed the decrease to the efforts exerted by the Council, which was set up in 2016 by HH Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior.
The Director General of the National Rehabilitation Center in Abu Dhabi, Chairman of the National Committee for Rehabilitation and Community Inclusion, Dr. Hamad Al-Ghafri, on the sidelines of a session recently held at the Council of the team Dahi Khalfan, the high rate of recovery from addiction in the country by 26% compared to the global index only 20% The decline rate of relapse by 49% compared to 65% the rate of relapse globally, pointing out that there are recent studies revealed that genetic plays a role in the delinquency of some young people to addiction compared to others.
In a statement, Lieutenant General Dhahi Khalfan said that the Federal Drug Control Board (ADCC) has improved its drug seizures within two years of its establishment by coordinating efforts with several bodies under its umbrella, stressing that one party can not take responsibility alone.
He added that there are several lines of protection against drugs in the state, starting with border guards, customs, police, family, school and judiciary, and other related facilities such as medical centers and pharmacies, as well as the media and the influence of social media. He pointed out that the council coordinated the first lines and achieved positive results , But it is important to adopt an information and social message that reaches youth in proportion to their ideas.
Dr. Hamad Al-Ghafri, Director General of the National Rehabilitation Center in Abu Dhabi, said that it is important for society to realize that addiction is a disease that affects the brain, frequently and sometimes chronically, so the state provides centers for treating and rehabilitating abusers.
He added that the results of the treatment of addiction in the rehabilitation centers in the country is much better than the rates of other countries according to the global index, as the percentage of recovering according to statistics National Center for Rehabilitation 26%
With a 20% rate of global recovery, and the rate of relapse in the state by 49% compared to 65% according to the global index.
He explained that the problem in dealing with addiction is to always talk about the problem without proposing realistic solutions, because the countries of the world all suffer from this disease, so the first step is to deal with the addict as a patient to be treated before taking punitive measures, as well as rehabilitation of his family and society on how Dealing with it before, during and after treatment, it also needs to rehabilitate myself, because it is a disease that hits the brain head.
He pointed out that it is possible that ordinary people fall into the trap of addiction without being aware of this through the misuse of ordinary drugs, such as painkillers continue to use them to get used to them.
He explained that the problem of this disease that it is chronic and repeated, as a defect in the chemistry of the body, but there are recent studies revealed that some genes play a role in increasing the likelihood of juvenile delinquency to addiction compared to others, stressing that it is necessary to pay attention to these aspects of society and change the outlook General to the users, so they can be treated.
Al-Ghafri said that a large percentage of addicts suffer from other diseases, and suffer great pressure throughout the treatment period, so the importance of psychological treatment and rehabilitation of the family to receive and contain her son recovered, attributing to the relapse of 80% of addicts recovering to the lack of an environment suitable to embrace after receiving treatment, That this will be achieved when families realize that the pain is a disease, and must participate in the treatment.
According to the National Center for Rehabilitation, 95 percent of the addicts suffered from family disintegration, 90 percent received drugs for the first time from bad friends, and others were caught in the trap of addiction as a result of curiosity and a desire to discover drugs.
The group, Dhahi Khalfan Tamim, said that drug dealers give students free doses in the beginning to drag them to the path of addiction, stressing that the real danger extends from the age of 11 to 18 years, and if passed by the son in peace, it is rare to fall into the trap of abuse.
He pointed out that the drug seizures index increased by 49% during the two years of its establishment in 2016 compared to 2014 and 2015, without adding one dirham in the cost of control.
He pointed out that the Council has lists of names of drug abusers, and they are arrested in turn, warning families of the consequences of neglecting the care of their children and not follow their behavior and movements, stressing that it will be arrested sooner or later, so it is better to pay attention to them because no one will escape punishment, Addiction is a scourge spread, leaving one abuser in a place to spread the infection to peers.
Inspection devices to control the drug smugglers in the guts at the land ports
Ahmed Abdullah bin Lahej, Executive Director of the Customs Affairs Sector of the Federal Customs, revealed that customs have been able to control a large number of smuggling attempts through its work in the Anti-Narcotics Council, pointing out that for the first time,
The head of the Federal Council for Drug Control, Lieutenant-General Dhahi Khalfan Tamim, said that there is a problem in the smuggling of drugs through the intestines, especially by specific communities that must be dealt with firmly, because one capsule escapes within the gut and can destroy a young man. Sensitive to those deadly capsules, passing through the customs without notice.
"Several lines of protection against drugs begin with the border guards, the customs, then the police, through the family."
«Genetic genes suggest the likelihood of youth addiction to drugs alone».
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The rate of relapse in the country compared to 65% according to the global index.