Friends, When Janet (NADA Philippine) first finished her NADA training in 2004, she contacted most therapeutic communities and drug treatment programs in the Philippine. None were even curious for a demonstration of acupuncture for addiction. Later she and her NADA colleagues gave large demonstrations at several important addiction treatment programs. None asked for more services. The word was they were all encouraging the use of psycho-pharmeceutical drugs. One speaker at an annual NADA conference claimed that research shows that depression is more common in the Philippines than any other country. In the world. To anyone who is familiar with the usual smiling Filipino countenance, this ‘research’ claim is ludicrous. However, there is a high rate of psycho-pharm usage by the complacent population. The Recovery Center Foundation is a therapeutic community which uses NADA acupuncture. It is a very creative and inexpensive program. Most programs receive requests fro
ARPAN is a Nada India Foundation supported project. Under ARPAN Project,Nada India initiated a network of peer led treatment facilities that work to reduce high-risk behavior as they relate to drug abuse, NCDs,HIV/AIDS and Tuberculosis . Nada India assists Peer led drug rehabilitation centers to establish and implement a standard of care by capacity building and consultancy.This project paved the way to form Haryana NGO Network for Peer led Drug and Alcohol Prevention