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.
