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Developing substance misuse services in United Arab Emirates: the National Rehabilitation Centre experience

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Hamad A. Al Ghaferi ,
Ahmed Y. Ali ,
Tarek A. Gawad  and
Shamil Wanigaratne
Hamad A. Al Ghaferi
Affiliation:
National Rehabilitation Centre, Abu Dhabi
Ahmed Y. Ali
Affiliation:
National Rehabilitation Centre, Abu Dhabi
Tarek A. Gawad
Affiliation:
National Rehabilitation Centre, Abu Dhabi
Shamil Wanigaratne
Affiliation:
National Rehabilitation Centre, Abu Dhabi; United Arab Emirates University; King's College London, UK, email shamil.wanigaratne@kcl.ac.uk
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In 2001 a directive was issued to establish the National Rehabilitation Centre (NRC) to deal with the growing problem of substance misuse in the United Arab Emirates. The NRC has achieved many goals as a treatment and rehabilitation facility as well as a drug and alcohol demand reduction response centre. It is now working towards being an international centre of excellence.

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BJPsych International , Volume 14 , Issue 4 , November 2017 , pp. 92 - 96
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