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\nUpon the directives of Commissioner Malakand Division Shaukat Ali Yousafzai the district administrations in Malakand Division have embarked upon a comprehensive plan to rehabilitate drug addicts.
\nA high level meeting headed by the Commissioner reviewed the overall situation of drug addicts in Malakand division here on Tuesday wherein Secretary to Commissioner Malakand Division Muhammad Ali Khan briefed the meeting regarding statistics on the situation and rehabilitation facilities available in the division. The meeting was attended by Deputy Commissioner Swat Junaid Khan and officers of the social welfare department and representatives of non-governmental organizations providing services for the rehabilitation of addicts.
\nCommissioner Malakand also directed all the districts of the division to seek accurate data of addicts within a week as well as to provide data of rehabilitation centers serving at public and private level.
\n\u201cSteps will be taken for further functioning of government-run rehabilitation centers across the division so that all facilities are available for complete recovery of the addicts,\u201d he said.
\nHe also directed the officers concerned to visit the rehabilitation centers to review the available facilities and to provide a detailed presentation. On this occasion, the Commissioner said that drug addicts are not only a cause of trouble for their families, but they are also burden on the society. \u201cI am fully committed that drug addicts can be completely rehabilitated and lead a dignified life as useful citizens of the society,\u201d he remarked.
\nThe Commissioner said that the role of welfare organizations in this regard is commendable while the government sector is also making efforts for the recovery and rehabilitation of addicts in their rehabilitation centers in many districts across the division.
\nHe further said that the state sponsored rehabilitation centers established at the district level will be equipped with facilities so that every level of capacity is available in government centers as per the requirements.
\nDuring the meeting, Deputy Commissioner Swat Junaid Khan while expressing his opinion suggested that awareness campaign through media among the public including helpline contact center is very important to identify drug addicts in different districts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
SWAT Upon the directives of Commissioner Malakand Division Shaukat Ali Yousafzai the district administrations in Malakand Division have embarked upon a comprehensive plan to rehabilitate drug addicts. A high level meeting headed by the Commissioner reviewed the overall situation of drug addicts in Malakand division here on Tuesday wherein Secretary to Commissioner Malakand Division Muhammad […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":294125,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-294104","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-peshawar"},"yoast_head":"\n