MAHE Launches Certificate Course in Alcohol & Drug Abuse Counselling

Diksha Nautiyal

Updated On: February 27, 2019 01:13 pm IST

To make the students aware of the drug abuse problem and its impact on the consumer as well as society, the Manipal Academy of Higher Education is starting a Certificate Course in the same.

MAHE Launches Certificate Course in Alcohol & Drug Abuse Counselling

The Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE) will be commencing a Certificate Programme in Drug Abuse and Alcohol Counselling from 23rd March 2019. The duration of this course is six months. The course will be run by the Centre for Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances that was established recently. In order to get admission in this course, the candidate must have at least a Bachelor Degree from any discipline.

The goals of MAHE Certificate Programme in Drug Abuse and Alcohol Counsellingare -

  • To familiarize the students with a wide range of treatment services available for drug rehabilitation
  • To understand the social, psychological and physical effects of psychotropic drugs and narcotics on the consumer and society
  • To procure knowledge and basic skills to tackle drug use and alcohol disorder

Also read: MAHE Signs MoU With Technical Universities of Ghana

The head of the Centre for Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances, Dr G Shreekumar Menon explained that the course would facilitate the development of drug abuse counselling accomplishments that are related to the positive outcomes of treatment. He added that the course will give a deeper understanding of the disorder that is caused by the consumption of psychotropic substances.

Also Read: IGNOU to Introduce Certificate Course on Acupuncture

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