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    The document provides information about the Samaritan Society of Mizoram, which provides services to injecting drug users. It was established in 1990 and currently serves 418 clients. The agency aims to help substance abusers through programs like OST, needle exchange, and counseling. Case studies describe two clients' addiction histories and their progress in the agency's programs. The work done by trainees at the agency helps identify issues like most clients starting drug use due to peer pressure at a young age and lack of family involvement in treatment.

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    The document provides information about the Samaritan Society of Mizoram, which provides services to injecting drug users. It was established in 1990 and currently serves 418 clients. The agency aims to help substance abusers through programs like OST, needle exchange, and counseling. Case studies describe two clients' addiction histories and their progress in the agency's programs. The work done by trainees at the agency helps identify issues like most clients starting drug use due to peer pressure at a young age and lack of family involvement in treatment.

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    The document provides information about the Samaritan Society of Mizoram, which provides services to injecting drug users. It was established in 1990 and currently serves 418 clients. The agency aims to help substance abusers through programs like OST, needle exchange, and counseling. Case studies describe two clients' addiction histories and their progress in the agency's programs. The work done by trainees at the agency helps identify issues like most clients starting drug use due to peer pressure at a young age and lack of family involvement in treatment.

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    INJECTING DRUG USERS

    AT SAMARITAN SOCIETY
    OF MIZORAM

    Presented by:
    Joseph Lalmuanpuia
    Roll no – 13, 1st Semester
    Master of Social Work
    Mizoram University
    PROFILE OF THE AGENCY
    • Name of Agency - SAMARITAN SOCIETY OF
    MIZORAM
    • Date of Establishment - 15TH January,1990.
    • Postal Address - B-25, Lalvena Hnamte
    Building, Chanmari west,
    Aizawl, Mizoram.
    • Email - [email protected]
    • Registration:
    • A)No.SR.7/95/MZ-RFS under Society Regn.Act 1860
    • B)Deduction u/s 80G(vi)(5) Dt.27.7.2005, IT ACT 1961
    • C) PAN No. AACAS 1425L
    • E) NITI AYOG – MZ/2017/0180119
    • No. of staffs - 22
    • No. of Clients - 418
    TIMELINE
    • Back in the year 1980’s, a group of four friends in
    Bungkawn,Aizawl started a philanthropic work by
    collecting the donations from well wishers and
    distributing new dresses bought with this
    donations to the poor, which later paved the way
    for the birth of this voluntary organisation.
    • But with the passage of time , Firm and Societies
    registration was done on 1995 with the hope of
    increasing this philanthropic work.
    • After this registration, the organisation started to
    take projects and became one of the most well
    known agencies in the State.
    OBJECTIVES

    • To have an understanding of the nature of


    Agency’s work and their functions.
    • To understand the pattern of substance
    abuse and its related problems
    • To assess the needs and challenges of the
    clients registered at the agency
    • To improve one’s own knowledge and
    skills required for the practice of social
    work
    ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURE

    PROJECT DIRECTOR

    PROJECT MANAGER

    OUTREACH MEDICAL
    ACCOUNTANT NURSE
    WORKER OFFICER (PT)

    Fig : Organogram of the Agency.


    TARGET AREA
    • Area covered – Chaltlang, Laipuitlang, Chanmari, Dawrpui
    Vengthar, Vaivakawn, Chanmari West, Rangvamual,
    Edenthar, Zarkawt and Dawrpui.

    Fig : Covered areas shown under pink areas on map of Aizawl.


    FUNDING AGENCIES

    Funding agencies

    Mizoram state Social National Aids


    Aids Control Control
    Society(MSACS) Welfare Organisation
    Who are substance abuser ?

    • Substance abuser are those who take drugs that are


    not legal. It’s also when they use alcohol,
    prescription medicine, and other legal substances
    too much or in the wrong way.
    • Examples of commonly abused substances are
    Alcohol, Marijuana, illicit drugs such as Heroin,
    cocaine, etc.
    • Problem related to substance abuse - Getting a
    communicable disease, health problems,
    Accidents, Suicide, Family problems, Work issues,
    Financial problems etc
    CAUSES OF SUBSTANCE ABUSE

    1. Peer pressure
    2. Family history of addiction
    3. Mental health disorder such as
    depression, loneliness, anxiety,
    post traumatic stress disorder etc.
    4. Taking of highly addictive drugs
    such as heroin.
    5. Lack of family involvement.
    EFFECTS OF SUBSTANCE ABUSE.

    • Damage to organs, such as the heart, brain,


    and liver
    • Diseases, such as heart disease, HIV, and
    cancer
    • Development of other mental illnesses
    • Damage to social network or relationships
    • Loss of job or other financial issues
    • Legal troubles
    SERVICES GIVEN TO ABUSERS AT
    SAMARITAN AGENCY

    • ORAL SUBSTITUTION THERAPY


    (OST)
    • NEEDLE SYRINGE EXCHANGE
    PROGRAMME.
    • CONDOM PROMOTION.
    • COUNSELLING SERVICE.
    • OUTREACH – HOME VISIT,
    HOTSPOT, INDIVIDUAL TO
    INDIVIDUAL INTERACTION
    • GROUP SESSION
    • FAMILY MEETING

    Fig : The trainee at a


    family meeting
    WORK DONE

    Meetin
    gs. I.e. Condom
    weekly Demons
    Outrea tration
    ch
    CASE
    STUD
    Y
    VISITING
    VISITING
    ART
    ART
    CENTRES
    CENTRES
    AT
    AT
    KULIKAWN
    KULIKAWN

    WORK
    DONE

    OST

    BCC
    NEEDLE Rapport
    SYRINGE building
    EXCHAN
    GE
    CASE 1

    ● • Addiction due to peer


    Name : ABC
    pressure
    ●

    ●
    Age : 29
    ●
    Sex : Male • Daily dose of 4
    Marital Status : Unmarried
    injections per day
    ●

    ●
    Denomination: Presbyterian
    ●
    Qualification : B.A. • Face withdrawal
    Occupation : Unemployed
    Symptoms
    ●

    •He has legal problems


    Profile dose is 10mg per
    •OST
    day
    CASE 2

    • HIV +ve due to Sex


    ●
    •Addiction of Proxyvon due to
    ●
    Name : ABC
    ●
    Age : 33 Siblings addiction
    ●
    Sex : Male • Daily dose of 3 injections
    ●
    Marital Status : Unmarried
    ●
    Denomination: Salvation Army per day
    ●
    Qualification : Class V • Start taking OST from 2017
    ●
    Occupation : Cobbler
    •He has mental problems.
    •Current CD4 count is 1056
    Profile
    FINDINGS FROM WORK DONE

    • From the record the trainee found that there are 418 clients out
    of which 188 are HIV positive.
    • First drugs use were mainly alcohol and pills like
    Aprozalam,Tramadol etc.
    • Mean age of first drugs use was 14 years.
    • More than half started doing through peer pressure and curiosity
    • Most of them at one point in their addiction life tried to cease
    their drug use.
    • The minimum age of registering clients at the agency is 18 years
    old but the trainee found that teenagers as young as 16 years are
    registered.
    • There is a huge lack of family involvement upon substance
    abusers .
    • OST therapy is potent in tackling Drug users.
    SELF EVALUATION
    • This field work increase the trainee observation skills, writing
    skills, listening skills and communication skills.
    • It enrich the trainee knowledge on High Risk Group and
    Bridge Group.
    • It widens the trainee understanding on OST and its effects.
    • It enables the trainee to see how much intervention/ awareness
    is needed among adolescents.
    • The trainee also learn family intervention is very less among
    substance abusers.
    • The trainee also finds there is a huge need of awareness among
    YMA and within the community.
    AGENCY EVALUATION

    PROS CONS
    • Good relationship • Lack of sincerity at
    within the staff. times
    • Punctuality • Bad temper of some
    • Huge understanding of the staff
    for others • Late opening of the
    • Expert in their work Office.
    • Good Administration. • Location of the office
    is hard to access.
    REFERENCE

    • Retrieved from
    https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/drug-addicti
    on/symptoms-causes/syc-20365112
    • Retrieved from https://sunrisehouse.com/cause-effect/
    • Retrieved from
    https://www.google.com/maps/@23.7448449,92.7072298,15
    z
    THANK YOU

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