Rehabilitation center for drug addicts, Goa

Abstract

The government received a total of 521 proposals for setting up de-addiction centers in the country in 2016-17 with Maharashtra and Goa sending the maximum number of proposals followed by Orissa and Assam. Maharashtra—which currently has the highest number of de-addiction centres in the country—asked the central government to open 76 new de-addiction centers for rehabilitation of drug addicts and alcohol addicts. In the Financial year 2016-2017, Maharashtra, the second most-populous state in the country also received maximum funds for running of de-addiction centres. While maximum of these drug addicts origin from Goa, it doesn’t have a dedicated drug rehabilitation center, except the one operated by an NGO, Kripa at Anjuna. But it only caters the alcoholics. The 25 bed Kripa is grossly inadequate for the constantly increasing number of cases. While doctors at the Mapusa district hospital attend 5-8 new cases daily, approximately. The number of alcoholics they attend to, outnumber drug addicts. “It’s high time that an in depth study is carried out. There has to be one rehab centre each, for North Goa and South Goa,” the doctor said. This project aims to help them by providing an eco-friendly ambience where they can undergo treatments and therapies to overcome their urge for drugs. The main idea is to create opportunities of impact of architecture and help the patient by stimulating his/her senses. This approach demands the design to be very involving so that the patient can connect to nature and attain there piece of mind while going through his/her treatment of 90 days. The design assumes responsibility for evaluating the needs and capacities of patients and for providing appropriate individualized services of a medical, psycho-social and vocational nature as per the case requirement. Health care organizations are becoming aware of the growing body of evidence that shows the benefits of a healing environment and are incorporating ideas generated by such studies into new facilities. But how exactly contributes to a healing environment? The answer is complex because it can vary based on a person’s culture and preferences.