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Sunday, March 4, 1973
So far D.P.A.S. has treated 25 addicts and has eight under
hospitalisation. Another eleven are being processed. The average age
and years of addiction of their patients are more or less similar to
those of the Hong Kong scheme.
Treatment is again free and being a voluntary agency.
A sum
of 3521,350 has been allocated from the Lotteries Fund for the study which
will also be conducted over three years.
A medical spokesman for the Society said that it was too early
to assess whether methadone would be useful in treating heroin addicts here.
Another voluntary agency, the Society for the Aid and Rehabilitation
of Drug Addicts (SARDA) is also using methadone to relieve withdrawal
symptoms during hospitalisation.
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