A brief Activities of HNSS Related to Drug Abuse prevention

HNSS is the first Organization who has started the concept of Drug abuse
Prevention Activities in Kashmir Valley

A. DEMAND REDECTION
1. Drug Detoxification and Rehabilitation Programme:-HNSS is presently 15
bedded Detox & Rehab center which is presently running an indoor 45 days drug
detoxification and rehabilitation programme which includes Medication, individual
counseling, family counseling, Group Counseling, Behavior Therapy etc . HNSS has
so far treated about 1850 drug users since last 9 years. We have provided OPD
services to more than 800 drug abusers and their family.

2. Outreach Programme:- we carry out outreach programme by sending our social

worker and social volunteers to door to door outreach field work to reach out the
most hidden drug users and approach to their families and provide them on site
counseling and motivate them to take up the drug Rehab Facilities.

3. Harm Minimization:- We also help the addicts who are not presently ready to
join the Detox & Rehab programme enroll themselves for harm Minimization
Programme.

4. Awareness and educational activities:-The seminars, rallies are been

conducted regularly in schools and colleges from time to time on different topics
of drug and substance abuse, and on world drug de-addiction day. Networking with
almost all the renound educational institutes of the valley. HNSS also conducts
Pamphlet Drives once a month in the far flung areas for the awareness and the
pamphlets are been designed in by-lingual (English and Urdu ).

5. Community Mobilization/ Sensitisation :- The community leaders, senior

citizens, responsible personalities, religious leaders, have been Sensitised by
conduction of formal and informal meetings, in order to have an effective and
sustained drug and substance reduction programme.

6. Identification of drug abusers at primary level:- drug abusers not being

easy task to identify as it is a hidden practice HNSS has started providing the
necessary information to the parents to identify their children by different tips
if involved in the menace of drug addiction through electronic and print media.

7. Education and Guidance to Kashmir University:- HNSS has also provided

educational guidance and in house training for 10 days and 30 days to the
students of Kashmir University Departments of MSW, Sociology, Law etc

Activities carried out till date in partnership With:- HNSS being the only
Technically trained Organization by NISD(National Institute of Social Defense
Government of India Shastir Bhawan, New-Delhi) has the privilege of carrying out
activities with the following agencies.
• Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment: Drug Detoxification and Rehab
Programme
• NACO:- Drug abuse prevention integrated with HIV/Aids
• UNODC(United Nations of Drug and Crime)
a) Project H-71:- Injection Drug Users in Kashmir Valley.
b) Project I-49:- Female Drug Users and the Female Partner of male drug users
in Kashmir
• SPYM(Regional Research Training Center, North India):- Peer Led Intervention
in Kashmir.
B. SUPPLY REDUCTION

Supply reduction not being our prime objective but still HNSS is keeping
continuous pressure on belt forces through different agencies to curb the drug
trafficking on cross boarder levels, inter district level, and also at multiple
sale centers in the city and other hideouts of the sale points through police ,
and by involving the electronic and print media.
Our organization has made a networking with almost 300 chemists in the valley for
their coordination and referral for drug detoxification and rehabilitation .

We have also kept continuous pressure on drug paddlers for sale of drugs like
chars, phuki (poppy Husk), Opium, Brown sugar, alcohol, synthetic drugs like
injections, cough syrups and other tranquiller.

Involvement of CRPF and J & K Police of Kashmir Valley:- It is pertinent to

mention that our organisation has made lot of positive efforts in previous years
by continuous drive of awareness and education in CRPF Battalions working in
Kashmir at different District levels at District Srinagar, District Baramulla,
District Pulwama etc.

CRPF 82 Battalion on 09-05-2004

CRPF 19 Battalion on 31-10-2004
CRPF 58 Battalion on 01-12-2004
CRPF 152 Battalion on 06-03-2005
CRPF 69 Battalion on 24-04-2005

We had also received many telephonic messages by responsible officers of other

different Battalion of Kashmir for conducting similar programmes