Central Registry of Drug Addicts
Guidelines for filling in the Record Sheet
Appendia B
I.
General procedures in filling the record sheet:
1) Please report all known addicts as well as suspected addicts.
2a) For treatment agencies (see footnote 1) other than hospitals, sanatoriums
and private practitioners: reports are to be filled on application and again on admission of the client unless the two procedures occur on the same day, then only one report, indicating admission is required. Agencies offering more than one type of treatment programme should fill in a new report whenever a client switches from one type of treatment programme to another (e.g. from methadone maintenance to detoxification in the MHD). All re-admissions are to be treated as new cases i.e. treated the same way as for persons not previously enrolled.
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2b) For hospitals, sanatoriums and private practitioners
in respect of patients applying for or receiving drug addiction treatment, reports are to be filled in accordance with paragraph 2a above (procedure for treatment agencies)
- in respect of patients suspected to be drug addicts, but not
applying for nor receiving drug addiction treatment, reports are to be filled in accordance with paragraph 3 below (Procedure for non-treatment agencies)
3) For non-treatment agencies (see footnote 2): reports are to be filled
whenever a contact is made with an addict or suspected addict (e.g. upon an arrest/rearrest for the Folice and upon the initial contact/interview with social workers/probation officers). All reopened cases are to be treated as new cases i.e. treated the same way as for persons not previously contacted/interviewed.
4) For items (1) (8) (10) (13) (14) & (19) where answers are to be given
in numbers in the boxes provided, the number should be right-adjusted.
e.g. for 3rd May 1976, the entry should be
3
5
76
day
month
year
-fur ID Card number DO12322,
the entry should be
D
012322-
for old style juvenile ID card
A
number A-01234(1), the entry should be
01234 1
Further
5) Most of the items in the record sheet are self-explanatory.
explanations are described in section II below.
6) There is NO need to fill both sides of the record sheet. Fill information
on the English or Chinese version as preferred.
7) Fill the record sheets as accurately as possible and forward the completed forms to the Central Registry of Drug Addicts of the Narcotics Secretariat within the first 7 days of each month...
8) In case of doubt, please contact the Registry staff. (Tel. No.: 5-95350)