SHIMLA, Himachal Pradesh, March 13 -- The Department of Information and Public Relations, Himachal Pradesh issued the following press release:
NGO's directed to refer a minimum of five injecting drug users to psychiatric department weekly
The monthly meeting of the Himachal Pradesh State AIDS Control Society was held under the chairmanship of Project Director Rajiv Kumar here today. During the meeting concerns were raised over the rising cases of injecting drug use in the state. Apart from this, discussions were held on the efforts of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) working under the committee.
The Director emphasized that regularly referring injecting drug users to the psychiatric department could be a positive step to tackle risi...