Hi, Dr. MEL. I’ve heard a lot about the medical treatment services for drug abusers in Hong Kong. May I ask about the non-medical treatment or rehabilitation service? As we are trying to do a brief survey on the comparison of the effectiveness of these two different services for drug abusers.

Yes. These services aim at helping drug abusers to be clean and reintegrate into society, so they should receive continuous training and care services in a halfway house.

Great! Should all service users live in the halfway house?

The Residential Drug Treatment and Rehabilitation Services is a voluntary non-medical rehabilitation model for drug abusers in HK. The services are based on the concept of religious beliefs and social work, providing non-medical drug treatment, rehabilitation services, and continuing services.