Impact of drug awareness and treatment camps on attendance at a community outreach de-addiction clinic Om Prakash Giri, Rahul Bharadwaj, [...], and Paramanand Kulhara Additional article information Abstract Background: Substance misuse is an increasing problem in urban and rural India. The utility of community-based interventions and preventive strategies are increasingly emphasized in this context. The drug de-addiction and treatment center, Department of Psychiatry, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, has been running a drug de-addiction and treatment clinic at Kharar Civil Hospital, Kharar, District Mohali, Punjab, since 1998. As part of an effort to enhance this community outreach program, community-based drug awareness and treatment camps have been organized since March 2004 in villages in and around Tehsil Kharar of Mohali. Aim: To study the impact of the drug awareness and treatment camps on the attendance of patients at the community outreach drug de-addiction and treatment clinic at Kharar Civil Hospital. Methods: Sociodemographic and clinical variables, including treatment outcome-related variables, of patients attending the clinic at Kharar Civil Hospital, before and after the camps were compared. Discussion and Conclusion: The study showed a positive impact on drug awareness and treatment camps held in the community on outpatient attendance at a community outreach clinic, with attendance increasing more than 1.8 times. Keywords: Camps, community services, de-addiction, rural practice, substance abuse SAARAL DE ADDICTION AND PSYCHIATRY HOSPITAL the Best Alcohol Deaddiction Centre In Pollachi. Alcohol Rehabilitation Centres In Pollachi, Rehabilitation Centre For Alcohol In Pollachi, De Addiction Centres In Pollachi, Alcohol De Addiction Centres In Pollachi, Alcohol Deaddiction Doctors In Pollachi, Drug De Addiction Centres In Pollachi, Rehabilitation centres in Pollachi