Organizing Nile cruises for those recovering from addiction… and visiting the Dendera Temple in Qena

In the context of ensuring the provision of post-treatment services, the Fund for Combating and Treating Addiction and Abuse, headed by Nevin Al-Kabbaj, Minister of Social Solidarity and Chairman of the Fund’s Board of Directors, was keen to organize many recreational, sports and cultural activities for those recovering from addiction within the Al-Azima Centers affiliated with the Fund throughout the days of Eid Al-Fitr 2024. In the context of ensuring the creation of a captive atmosphere for those recovering, who were detained as protection during holidays and special occasions as they are high-risk times for relapse, as well as for patients who are still receiving treatment within the centers and their discharge coincides with the days of the holiday, as their discharge is postponed until the end of the holiday days to protect them just thinking about returning. To addiction.

A trip was also organized for the recovered to the “Dendera” Temple in the city of Qena, as well as Nile cruises as part of the services and activities that the Fund is keen to provide on an ongoing basis to the recovered, after providing free treatment within the framework of its keenness to create an entertaining atmosphere and break the boredom among the recovered and motivate them to complete psychological rehabilitation programs. And social activities within the Al-Azima Centers affiliated with the Fund for Combating and Treating Addiction, in addition to organizing cultural and entertainment competitions.

Nevin Al-Kabbaj directed the continued intensification of activities for those recovering from addiction, whether sports activities or social and psychological rehabilitation services within post-treatment services, psychological support services, rehabilitation programs and relapse reduction programs, as well as providing workshops to train those recovering in professional crafts needed by the labor market within the work therapy program within. Determination Centers at the Fund for Combating and Treating Addiction and Abuse, in addition to providing loans to finance small and micro projects for those recovering within the “New Beginning” initiative in cooperation with Nasser Social Bank, which allows lending to those recovering from drug abuse and addiction to create small projects that help them return to work and production again. And enabling them to find a source of livelihood for themselves.

For his part, Dr. Amr Othman, Assistant Minister of Social Solidarity and Director of the Fund for Combating and Treating Addiction and Abuse, pointed out the Fund’s keenness to provide post-treatment services and community integration for those recovering, and implementing recreational activities for those recovering within the Al Azima Centers during the rehabilitation period. Cultural and entertainment competitions are also organized within the Al Azima Centers affiliated with the Fund. Combating and treating addiction, as well as working to develop the talents of those in recovery, such as music, drawing, and creating and implementing many handicrafts in the form of artistic masterpieces.

Othman explained that there are preventive measures taken by the Fund called programs to protect those recovering during the Eid period, especially since this period is considered one of the most dangerous periods for addiction patients whose recovery is not completely complete, and that many studies and research confirm the increase in abuse during holidays and official holidays and that it is one of the The main factors for the relapse of those recovering, and the same applies to those recovering who are still receiving treatment in hospitals and whose discharge coincides with the day of the pause or during the days of Eid, where their discharge is postponed until the end of the Eid days to protect them simply by thinking about returning to addiction.