FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1993
LAST YEAR, THE HOTLINE RECEIVED ABOUT 2,800 ENQUIRIES.
WILL
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC CALLING THE AUTOMATED HOTLINE LISTEN TO THE VOICE MENU WHICH WILL INSTRUCT THEM ΤΟ CHOOSE THE PRE-RECORDED MESSAGE THEY WANT BY PRESSING A SUITABLE CODE.
THE CODES FOR THE 12 TYPES OF COMMON SUBSTANCES OF ABUSE ARE
AS FOLLOWS:
CODE
SUBSTANCE OF ABUSE
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
91
92
93
94
HEROIN
CANNABIS
LSD
TRANQUILLISERS
BARBITURATES
MANDRAX
AMPHETAMINES
COCAINE
ORGANIC SOLVENTS
NICOTINE/TOBACCO
ALCOHOL
COUGH MEDICINES
BE
BY PRESSING THE DIGIT "O" DURING OFFICE HOURS, CALLERS WILL CONNECTED TO THE OPERATOR WHO WILL ADVISE HIM ON WHAT DRUG TREATMENT AND REHABILITATION SERVICES HE CAN GET.
THERE WERE
DURING THE TRIAL-RUN PERIOD IN THE PAST TWO WEEKS, NEARLY 200 CALLS A DAY, MOST CALLERS LISTENED ΤΟ THE PRE-RECORDED AUDIOTEXT.
COPIES OF THE TAPES RECORDING THE MESSAGES HAD ALSO BEEN PRODUCED FOR DISTRIBUTION TO INTERESTED PARTIES, INCLUDING SCHOOLS AND YOUTH CENTRES.
TO TIE IN WITH THE AUTOMATION OF THE HOTLINE, NARCOTICS DIVISION HAS PRODUCED FREE CALENDAR CARDS.
OFFICES AND URBAN COUNCIL
THEY CAN BE COLLECTED AT DISTRICT AND REGIONAL COUNCIL PUBLIC LIBRARIES BY THE END OF NEXT WEEK.
ALSO TAKING PART IN TODAY'S CEREMONY WERE NEW CHAIRMAN OF ACAN, PROFESSOR CHEN CHAR-NEI, AND LOCAL SINGER MISS SANDY LAM.
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