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The degree of "acceptance" by drug addicts of such a scheme as a permanent service. It is realised that success or failure of the out-patient treatment proposed depends entirely on such acceptances.
To locate all absentees or "drop-outs," as it is considered of great value to learn the reasons for their rejection of such a treatment regime.
The estimated cost of the scheme is about $2.2 million with an
additional $128,500 for non-recurrent expenditure, such as a thin layer
chromatography, and ultraviolet analysis, equipment.
But the Department's scheme must not be confused with the other
pilot study to be carried out by the Hong Kong Discharged Prisoners' Aid
Society. This is expected to be financed from the Lotteries Fund at the
rate of about $200,000 a year for three years.
This second scheme will take care of patients from Kowloon and
the New Territories. It will be limited to 100 addicts, half of whom
will receive full treatment while the other half will constitute a control
group the latter to be treated with varying quantities of methadone.
While the two schemes involve different pilot studies, the aims
are the same.
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