Using the principle of kindness to draw drug addicts back to society

M.B. 34, The Minister of Defense and the Minister of Defense visited the RTA's drug addict rehabilitation center. 34 Phayao Province emphasizes that drug addicts are not criminals. But it was a mistake. Use the principles of loving-kindness to give opportunities to rehabilitate the body and mind. Mr. Suthin Khlangsaeng, Minister of Defense Along with Pol.Col. Thawee Sodsong, Minister of Justice, attended a briefing on the drug situation in Phayao Province. From the public health officers of Army Region 34 and the Volunteer Defense Division (VOL), along with visiting the Royal Thai Army Drug Addiction Rehabilitation Center. 34 Visited Khun Chueang Thammikarat Camp Hospital. and taking care of the welfare of junior personnel in the area of ??the 34th Army Military Residence. Dr. Tawan, Consultant Psychiatrist, Specialist Doctor, Phayao Hospital and advisor to the drug rehabilitation center in Phayao Province Mentioning the process of bringing patients into voluntary treatment, they must first be detoxified f rom narcotic substances in the hospital first. To be ready to enter the treatment process After that, patients will be selected to enter a rehabilitation center. Selection criteria: Gender: Male, age 18 years and over. No serious contagious diseases No violent behavior Not currently being prosecuted. There are 2 groups of people receiving rehabilitation in Phayao Province: the first group is in the RTA Civil Rehabilitation Center. 34, a total of 30 cases, and the Phayao Province Volunteer Defense Company Rehabilitation Center, a total of 32 cases. For Army Area 34, which is used as the location of the Civil Rehabilitation Center, Department of Provincial Administration, Phayao Province Volunteer Defense Company No. 2, and has a controlled area only for those receiving drug treatment. There is a course used to practice 3 processes: 1. Group process or community therapy process. 2. Knowledge process Physical and mental health, creating relaxation in playing sports Watching movies, listening to music, and 3. Th e process of creating jobs and creating careers, such as promoting vegetable growing, teaching how to cut hair, teaching how to make coconut brooms. composting While the daily rehabilitation facility regulations The therapist wakes up at 5:30 a.m. to do personal tasks. Exercise in the morning And in the afternoon there will be group relations activities. and activity therapy until the afternoon Before exercising and go to bed at 9:00 p.m. Mr. Suthin said that today he took the opportunity before the Cabinet (Cabinet) meeting tomorrow (March 19) to meet and visit. Talk about drugs which is an important policy of the government Because this is the demand of citizens all over the country. The government urgently solves this problem. With the drug epidemic becoming more and more severe, drug addicts are both intentional and unintentional. Including many mistakes. I believe that many people missed it. Want to return to live a normal life with society, family, relatives and friends. Such demands have led the gover nment to make it an agenda that must be acted upon quickly. As for the Ministry of Defense in collaboration with the Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of Public Health Help each other, different roles, different hands. On the basis of kindness 'People who are addicted to drugs are patients, not criminals, not evil people, not bad people, but mistakes. Therefore, on the basis of kindness, We have therefore changed our thinking to not punish, but to treat. We believe that the treatment process is an opportunity. which is the most correct thing The military is also responsible for arranging care facilities. Ministry of Justice Ministry of Public Health is responsible for various courses, believing that such a process should be a good process and hope it gets good results That is, those who have fallen into drug addiction will have the opportunity to develop their bodies and rehabilitate their minds in order to be ready to return to the embrace of their families, communities and the country,' said the Ministe r of Defense. Source: Thai News Agency