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Unlocking Co-dependency : Psychotropic Substance Abusers Family Emergency Supporting Scheme
Project Approved in 2021
This project aims at fostering the awareness and coping skills for negative emotions of drug abusers and their family members so as to strengthen internal functions of families. Project elements include training workshops for frontline workers, dissemination of psychoeducational anti-drug short video clips, mindfulness and self-care treatment groups, outreach home visits and emergency support for drug abusers and families, individual and family counselling services, Chinese medical support service and mutual support groups for family members of drug abusers.
Life Restructuring to Restart a New Life
Project Approved in 2021
This project aims at improving the employment readiness of drug rehabilitees through vocational training, apprentice scheme and career life planning. Project elements include vocational training on installation of solar photovoltaic facilities, car detailing services and building inspection, career life planning, apprentice scheme, job matching and award presentation cum community day.
“Walk with You” Strengthening Psychiatric and Psychosocial Support for Psychiatric Rehabilitees and Staff Education of Rehabilitation Centres
Project Approved in 2021
This project aims at strengthening the psychiatric and social support for drug rehabilitees with dual diagnosis. Project elements include mental health seminars for rehabilitees in Shek Kwu Chau (SKC) Rehabilitation Centre, training workshops for frontline staff to handle rehabilitees with dual-diagnosis, intake of psychiatric cases referred from hospitals and substance abuse clinics, intensive counselling and follow-up services for the psychiatric cases during their Detoxification and Rehabilitation Phases in SKC Rehabilitation Centre, assessment for those SKC rehabilitees not under Hospital Authority’s follow-up, referral of suspected psychiatric cases for hospital assessment and production of an electronic educational kit set for frontline staff handling drug rehabilitees with dual diagnosis.
Substance Misuse to Psychiatric Disorder for Cannabis—Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for People with Cannabis Use Disorder (SToP-C—rTMS x CUD)
Project Approved in 2021
This project aims at (i) comparing the outcomes in patients with Cannabis Use Disorder (CUD) at different treatment and follow-up time points on efficacy in preventing cannabis use relapse and change in frequency and amount of cannabis use, craving for cannabis, and degree of severity in CUD; and (ii) determining the optimal schedule of three different repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS) treatment session-schedules with the best outcomes from the primary objectives amongst subjects with CUD.
Development of A Chinese Medicine Formula for Treatment of Ketamine-Cognitive Deficits and Cystitis: Preclinical Evaluations on Its Efficacy, Safety and Molecular Mechanisms
Project Approved in 2021
This project aims at (i) exploring the improving effects of Chinese Medicine Formula (CMF) on the cognitive deficits induced by ketamine in neonatal and adult rats; (ii) investigating the effects of CMF on cystitis induced by ketamine in rats; and (iii) evaluating the toxicological profile of the CMF.
Ocular Surface Damage and Alteration in Microbiome among Cocaine and Ice Users - a Prospective Observational Study for Their Health Enhancement
Project Approved in 2021
This project aims at (i) evaluating the ocular surface symptoms and signs, examining the tear film and meibomian gland biomarkers; (ii) evaluating the changes in the ocular surface symptoms and signs and biomarkers over 12 months, and their association with drug use pattern, severity and abstinence; (iii) evaluating the association between ocular surface sequelae with the ocular surface microbiota to determine if a particular microbiome profile will predispose substance abuse users to develop more severe ocular surface sequelae; and (iv) correlating the ocular surface symptoms with the drug users’ clinical, quality of life and behavioural features.
Predictors of Drug Abuse and Relapse among Ethnic Minorities in Hong Kong: A Prospective Longitudinal Study
Project Approved in 2021
This project aims at (i) identifying the trends, patterns, and characteristics of ethnic minority drug abusers, with particular emphasis on potential generational differences regarding the frequency, types and patterns of drug abuse, and reasons for using drugs between young and older ethnic minorities; (ii) examining demographic, psychological and structural predictors of drug abuse and relapse in a 12-month interval among drug abusers who are ethnic minorities; and (iii) examining awareness, perceived facilitators and obstacles of utilising substance abuse rehabilitation services among drug-abusing ethnic minorities and their service needs.
The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Acute Toxicity Related to Recreational Drug Abuse Presenting to the Emergency Departments
Project Approved in 2021
This project aims at (i) characterising the trends and patterns of acute toxicity related to cannabis, amphetamines, cocaine, heroin and ketamine abuse presenting to accident & emergency departments (A&EDs) in Hong Kong during the COVID-19 pandemic; and (ii) evaluating the practice of A&ED interventions, including psychosocial intervention, and referral to substance abuse services during the COVID-19 pandemic.
No More Mules
Project Approved in 2020
This project aims at combating trafficking of drugs into Hong Kong and preventing drug-related crimes within specific groups, i.e. foreign domestic helpers (FDHs) and sex workers. Project elements include in-person and online educational workshops and outreaching services for FDHs and sex workers; dissemination of letters from inmates imprisoned with drug-related offences; and educational videos on Facebook and Instagram.
“Resisting Drugs, Staying Healthy” Training Program
Project Approved in 2020
This project aims at enhancing the resilience of young “freeters” (freelance or part time workers) aged 21-35 and “NEET” (people not in employment, education or training) outside school network against drugs and providing training to secondary and tertiary students to become anti-drug ambassadors, who will then be re-engaged to disseminate anti-drugs messages to secondary students from Band 3 schools and other high-risk youths outside school network. Project elements include providing training for young freeters and tertiary students on career life planning and sports-related vocational skills with anti-drug elements; providing physical fitness training to equip participants to become “Resisting Drugs, Staying Healthy Ambassadors”; and training to selected secondary students to become school ambassadors; and having all trained ambassadors to provide subsequent physical fitness training for Band 3 secondary students, young “NEET” and high-risk youths outside school network.