District Drug Rehabilitation Committee

Introduction

The District  Committee is an integrated approach introduced by NADA to encourage community participation in helping addicts/former addicts to not relapse into addiction, but to reintegrate into community and to help district NADA officers in monitoring, supervising, providing guidance and gaining training and job opportunities for addicts/former addicts who are serving the community-based surveillance order.

Partnership

Strategic Partner

• Social Welfare Department
• Ministry of Youth and Sports
• Ministry of Health
• Institutions of higher education
• Volunteer Corps Department (RELA)
• Non-governmental organisations – PEMADAM, PENGASIH, Rotary Club, Malaysian AIDS Foundation, Narcotics Anonymous (NA) and other relevant departments

Other Social Institutions

• Village Security Committees
• Religious institutions
• Political parties
• Heads of villages
• Youth/Religious/Ethnic organisations
• Neighbourhood watch
• Private companies
• Private drug rehabilitation centres
• Other relevant organisations

Target Group

• Drug addicts/abusers
• Families with drug problems
• Students with drug problems
• Employers