Diyarbakır Metropolitan Municipality continues to carry out activities to tackle addiction in places frequently used by young people as part of its protective and preventive work. In this context, awareness training sessions were held for residents at Mehmet Uzun City Library and Amida Public Libraries.
As part of its protective and preventive work, the Department of Social Services continues to meet with different sections of society in the fight against substance addiction. This time, the Substance Addiction Counselling and Training Centre visited Mehmet Uzun City Library and Amida Public Libraries.
DBB to expand protective and preventive services across the city
The training, held at the request of the library administrations and attended by a large number of students, addressed substance addiction not only as an individual health issue, but also in its social, psychological and wider societal dimensions. The Metropolitan Municipality aims to expand its holistic approach, based on early intervention and protective and preventive services, across the city.
During the training, delivered by specialists from the Substance Addiction Counselling and Training Centre under the Department of Social Services, the definition and types of addiction were discussed, while the physical and psychological effects of different substances on individuals were explained in detail.
The sessions underlined the importance of raising awareness to prevent addiction before it develops, stressing that everyone may be at risk regardless of age, gender or occupation. Individual, family-related and environmental risk factors were explained through examples, while attention was also drawn to the rise in addiction rates and applications for treatment in the region in recent years.
Participants were provided with comprehensive information on recognising the early signs of addiction, developing the right approach towards people with addiction, and accessing treatment and rehabilitation processes. Addiction among women was also addressed separately, with invisible risks and specific needs in this area evaluated.
Training activities will continue
The training sessions highlighted the decisive role of family support and the social environment in tackling addiction. Diyarbakır Metropolitan Municipality plans to continue its protective and preventive training activities in line with requests and needs from the field.
The substance addiction awareness training held in the libraries concluded with participants’ questions being answered.
