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volunteers (recovering addicts) are bridging the gap in service delivery....“Delhi Substance use Disorder Treatment, rules,2018

Draft:  “Delhi Substance use Disorder Treatment, Counseling and Rehabilitation Centres rules,2018 by Govt. of NCT of Delhi, Health and Family Welfare Department) Comments and Observations by  Suneel Vatsyayan ,   Executive board member of  National Association ofProfessional Social workers in India ,  http://napswi.org/ Founding board member,Healthy India Alliance  .Chairperson,  Nada India Foundation www.nadaindia.info   General comments The proposed rules are long awaited and state intervention was certainly required to respond to the demand of the drug and alcohol in the National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi. The framing of these rules will help NGOs to contribute in the task of Government making Delhi healthy and drug free. There have been various initiatives by volunteers (recovering addicts) addressing the problem of drug and bridging the gap in service delivery at community level in the last three decades. The accreditation of peer educators/counselo