mp4 - Implementing an Evidence-Based Culturally Sensitive Model of Relapse Prevention Therapy in India

Implementing an Evidence-Based Culturally Sensitive Model of Relapse Prevention Therapy in India Presented by:Martin Peters BA(Hons), Dip HE, Dip, RN, CSAT III, ACRPSObi Unaka BSc(Hons), MCMI, MFDaP, ACRPS from Mumbai India  Having a population of 1.38 billion people, India is the second most populated country in the world with a sixth of the world’s population. With more than two thousand ethnic groups, 216 languages spoken and with every major religion represented, evidence-based substance misuse treatment is still in its infancy. The key finding from a survey conducted by the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, covering all the states and union territories of India on the prevalence and extent of substance use in India is that, there are major variations in different states in the extent and prevalence of use of various substances. Substance abuse is still often stigmatized and not openly discussed. Notwithstanding, RPT and other evidence-based interventions are effective when