He received cases from “Chance of Hope” and treated them confidentially
«National Rehabilitation»: Supporting the family doubles the efficiency of addiction treatment
“National Rehabilitation” applies remedial programs based on scientific foundations.
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Samia Al-Maamari: There are family causes for addiction, such as the absence of family control and communication within the family.
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The Acting Director of the Medical Services Sector at the National Rehabilitation Center, Dr. Samia Al-Maamari, confirmed that there are several factors that push some people to the path of addiction, including family instability, and personality factors such as the love of experiment and adventure among some adolescents, as well as the surrounding environment such as the influence of bad companions.
She stated that the National Rehabilitation Center received cases of addictive patients through the "Chance of Hope" initiative launched by Abu Dhabi Police, and it was dealt with in complete secrecy, and treatment programs were provided to them, and anyone who has dependence on a particular narcotic substance and uses it can communicate with the center directly to obtain Consultation to assess his condition.
Al-Maamari said in her intervention in a new episode of the “Our Country is A Trust” program presented by Abu Dhabi Police, that according to the definition of the World Health Organization, addiction is a condition of intermittent or chronic poisoning that occurs as a result of repeated consumption or use of a drug, whether natural or industrial, and it is classified as addiction. It is a chronic disease that affects the brain that has effects and complications on the person’s psychological and social behavior and results in a compulsive desire to continue to use and obtain narcotic substances with the person’s tendency to increase the drug dose, and results in psychological and physical dependence and have harmful effects, whether in the individual or society in general.
She stated that there are various factors that cause addiction, within the various known classifications, including genetic factors that lead to addiction, psychological and social disorders that led a person to resort to narcotic substances through the abuse of therapeutic prescriptions, as with the passage of time and abuse of prescriptions enters a stage Abuse and addiction, as well as factors related to the environment surrounding the person that have an influence such as peers and factors related to personality such as love of experience, adventure, excitement and misunderstanding of the drug and that a person can enter the experience and stop at any moment, especially in adolescents, which leads him to the stage of addiction.
She added that there are family causes for addiction, such as the absence of family control and communication within the family, family pressures, family disintegration and the accompanying violence and instability, all of which are factors that may lead a person to resort to narcotics, and there are educational problems within the family interaction, and psychological factors such as feelings of failure and inability or Efficiency to adapt to the existing reality and resort to drugs to escape from problems.
Al-Maamari confirmed that the family that has an addicted person has an important role in treatment, as it is the incubator for him and understands the reality in it, which helps him to complete the treatment program, noting that the National Rehabilitation Center is trying to involve the family in the patient’s treatment program, so that he has a bond and support, and from It is important for the family to have an understanding of the sick condition and the challenges the patient is going through, his journey to recovery, how to succeed, embrace him, and provide him with psychological support at all stages of treatment, and that after the end of his treatment program he will return to his family and if the family does not absorb him, he will return to the path of addiction again.
Al-Maamari stated that international studies indicate that the presence of the family, its influence, and its participation in treatment have great and double positive results, in understanding the patient’s condition and the challenges the patient is going through, and his journey to recovery, how to succeed, embrace him, and provide psychological support for all treatment stages related to preserving this son and not returning. to the path of addiction.
There is a study recently prepared by the National Rehabilitation Center, which was published in a scientific journal on the impact of family participation in treatment, and among the results that were reached is that the patient’s completion rates for the treatment program in the presence of the family are three times more than the family’s non-participation in treatment, and the study was implemented on a group of patients who underwent treatment on an outpatient basis.
She indicated that the center applies treatment programs that have been approved on scientific grounds, where in the first stage the patient is received in the first stages and the patient's health condition is assessed by a specialized treatment team, in the outpatient clinic, and according to the results of this evaluation, the treatment plan is determined and transferred to the internal departments for follow-up treatment programme.
There are various programs such as the detoxification program for the patient’s body, ranging from approximately one to two weeks, depending on the patient, and the relapse prevention program, lasting 16 weeks, consisting of group or individual treatment sessions if necessary, programs for developing life skills, dealing with stress, coping with society, and a social support program. .
She emphasized that the center provides assistance to the patient so that he can end the state of abuse and the accompanying behaviors and achieve a healthier approach for patients and continuity of recovery.
A torch of hope for addiction sufferers
The Acting Director of the Medical Services Sector at the National Rehabilitation Center, Dr. Samia Al-Maamari, stated that the center was established under the directives of the leadership, to be a beacon of hope for addiction patients, whether citizens or non-citizens, by providing prevention, treatment and rehabilitation services from addiction disease within a framework of confidentiality and privacy, taking into account Existing societal values.
The center participates in the "Hope Hope" initiative to create a safe environment for addiction patients, contribute to receiving treatment requests, provide a treatment plan for patients whose requests are received through Opportunity Amal, provide specialized treatment and rehabilitation services for them according to their needs, and ensure their reintegration back into society. .
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