Developing substance misuse services in United Arab Emirates: the National Rehabilitation Centre experience

In 2001 a directive was issued to establish the National Rehabilitation Centre (NRC) to deal with the growing problem of substance misuse in the United Arab Emirates. The NRC has achieved many goals as a treatment and rehabilitation facility as well as a drug and alcohol demand reduction response ce...

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Main Authors: Hamad A. Al Ghaferi, Ahmed Y. Ali, Tarek A. Gawad, Shamil Wanigaratne
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press 2017-11-01
Series:BJPsych International
Online Access:https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2056474000002105/type/journal_article
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Summary:In 2001 a directive was issued to establish the National Rehabilitation Centre (NRC) to deal with the growing problem of substance misuse in the United Arab Emirates. The NRC has achieved many goals as a treatment and rehabilitation facility as well as a drug and alcohol demand reduction response centre. It is now working towards being an international centre of excellence.
ISSN:2056-4740
2058-6264