Drug abuse is a tremendous menace in the society with grave biological, social, financial, psychological and security effect on the individuals, families and the community. In our country context, especially children drug abuse number is increasing day by day. To providing proper services to living drug free the childDhaka Ahsania Mission (DAM) has organized a fifteen days long training for the addiction professionals including Psychologist, Physiatrist, doctors and other treatment professionals from the country’s different drug treatment and rehabilitation centers.

The training was start from 26 October, Monday at online through Zoom. The training willhold on three curriculums “Interventions for Children with Substance Use Disorders”, “Treating Children with Substance Use Disorders: Special Considerations and Counseling with Children” and “Motivational Interviewing for Children with Substance Use Disorders”. Total 43 participants registered for three Curriculum of Living Drug Free (Child) Echo Training.

Director (Preventive Education and Treatment & Rehabilitation), Department of Narcotics Control in Bangladesh (DNC) Md. Nuruzzaman Sharif was present as the Chief Guest to inaugurate the training program. The training will be conducted by the Director of Health and WASH Sector of DhakaAhsania Mission and Global Master Trainer of Colombo Plan Mr. Iqbal Masud.

As an approved education provider of the Drug Advisory Programme(DAP) of Colombo Plan, Dhaka Ahsania Mission (DAM) has took these initiatives to enhancing the capacity of addiction professionals in in Bangladesh.