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THURSDAY, MARCH 6, 1975
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DR. NEWMAN STRESSED THAT IN TREATING A COMPLEX AND CHRONIC CONDITION SUCH AS NARCOTIC ADDICTION, IT WAS WRONG TO VIEW SUCCESS IN ALL-OR-NONE TERMS.
+THE IMPORTANT THING IS TO ENSURE THAT THERE IS INDEED AN ALTERNATIVE TO THAT NEXT DOSE OF ILLICIT HEROIN OR OPIUM,+ HE SAID,
THE CONSULTANT SEES A NEED FOR A WIDE VARIETY OF TREATMENT APPROACHES TO TACKLE THE DRUG ADDICTION PROBLEM FROM ALL FRONTS.
ANOTHER NEW TREATMENT TECHNIQUE DR. NEWMAN PROPOSED WAS AN OUT-PATIENT DRUG-FREE PROGRAMME THAT REQUIRES NO CUSTODIAL CARE AND THE ASSOCIATED SEPARATION FROM FAMILY AND EMPLOYMENT.
+IT IS WRONG TO ASSUME THAT ANY ONE FORM OF TREATMENT CAN, BY ITSELF, SOLVE THE PROBLEM, HE SAID.
DR. NEWMAN WILL SHORTLY SUBMIT HIS PROPOSALS TO THE DIRECTOR OF MEDICAL AND HEALTH SERVICES, DR. GERALD CHOA. HIS SPECIFIC RECOMMENDATIONS WILL THEN BE CONSIDERED BY THE MEDICAL AND HEALTH DEPARTMENT AND THE ACTION COMMITTEE AGAINST NARCOTICS, AGAN.
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