Search Result

Light Up Family – Moving Hidden Substance Abusers from Social Withdrawal towards Recovery

Project Approved in 2018

This project aims at enhancing family functioning of hidden drug abusers and their family members, and improving their mental health in anxiety, depression and stress level through home-based psychosocial and medical intervention. Project elements include (a) home-based psychosocial and mental health assessment to drug abusers and their family members; (b) home-based online mental health consultation, occupational therapy consultation, mental health supportive treatment, home-based life skills training and community volunteer service to hidden drug abusers; (c) individual interview and emotional treatment group to family members of hidden drug abusers; (d) family counselling with family therapy and multiple family therapeutic group to hidden drug abusers and their family members; (e) expressive art work exercise and art exhibition for hidden drug abusers; (f) training courses for frontline professionals working with hidden drug abusers; and (g) publication and distribution of a tool book on professional intervention for professionals in the anti-drug field.

Project Embrace – Mindfulness-based Intervention for Drug Abusers with Alcohol Problem

Project Approved in 2018

This project aims at providing assessment and addiction treatment programme to drug abusers with alcohol problem through Mindfulness-based Interventions (MBIs) approach. Project elements include individual counselling, MBIs and activities, brief intervention to drug abusers and their families and sharing workshops for social workers or healthcare professionals from drug or alcohol abuse treatment programmes.

Change Lens ‧ Change Life (Chinese Medication Support Programme)

Project Approved in 2018

This project aims at supporting drug abusers and their family members by providing free medical treatments as well as counselling services through Medical and Social Comprehensive Treatment Model. Through engaging the family members of drug abusers, it aims at enhancing drug abusers’ motivation to quit drugs. Project elements include (a) family support group services for family members of drug abusers; (b) vocational training or interest classes, free medical support service for drug users and their family members; (c) review camp or day camp for hidden drug abusers and (e) regular telephone contacts, mails, visits and aftercare follow-ups arranged for drug abusers and their family members by social workers or peer counsellors.

Rainbow after the Rain

Project Approved in 2018

This project aims at providing outreaching and rehabilitation service for South Asian ethnic minority drug abusers. Project elements include outreaching service, pre-employment workshop, jobs skills and vocational training courses, outward bound training, individual and group counselling sessions and aftercare service organised for drug abusers. Relationship rebuilding and counselling support for family members of ethnic minority drug abusers and training and psychological support for ethnic minority peer counsellors will also be arranged.

Enlightening Wonderful Life

Project Approved in 2018

This project aims at providing T&R programmes and counselling to female rehabilitated drug abusers, their family members and graduates from sister hostels. Project elements include hobby and leisure classes, vocational training course, individual counselling and life education workshops, aftercare services, adventure training and parental support work.

Development of Objective Measure of Psychotropic Substances Abuse using Automatic Retinal Image Analysis (ARIA)

Project Approved in 2018

This project aims at studying the drug effects on the human brains and its medical consequences. It plans to develop a method for detecting psychotropic substances abuse using the ARIA technology, a well-established non-invasive screening approach for analysing retinal vascular architecture.

Adverse Mental Health Effects of Cannabis Use: a Literature Review and a Prevalence Study in Local Cannabis Abusers

Project Approved in 2018

This project aims at studying the prevalence of psychiatric disorders in local cannabis users and to conduct a literature review on the harms of cannabis. Through a comprehensive literature review, the risk factors, frequency, symptoms, pathomechanism and treatment of cannabis-related psychiatric disorders will be identified. The psychiatric disorders will be assessed in a community setting using structured diagnostic interview in a cross-sectional study.

The Feasibility and Effects of Mindfulness Based Relapse Prevention (MBRP) on Reducing Craving and Addictive Behaviour in Local Adults with Substance Abuse Disorders

Project Approved in 2018

This project aims at assessing the feasibility and effects of MBRP intervention programme on reducing craving and addictive behaviour in local adults with substance abuse disorders by a randomised controlled trial. It examines the changes of craving, substance use, mood symptoms, self-efficacy, acceptance, level of mindfulness and quality of life between those who have enrolled in the MBRP as compared to those in the usual care control group.

Effects of Ketamine and Cannabis on Antimicrobial Peptide Expression and Infection Susceptibility: An In Vitro and Animal Study

Project Approved in 2018

This project aims at studying the effects of ketamine and cannabidiol on cell culture and mouse model, with a view to enriching the understanding on the effects on the innate immune system and may also facilitate the treatment for drug abuse-associated pneumonia.

A Prospective Study to Evaluate the Change in Cognitive Function in Stimulant Users

Project Approved in 2018

This project aims at studying the effect of methamphetamine (commonly known as “Ice”) and cocaine on the cognitive function of abusers. It compares the change in cognitive functions and frequency of stimulant use in stimulant users with different severities of substance use disorder and determines the association between these two aspects.