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Unlike Hong Kong, the use of Ketamine is not under
legislative control in Japan. It is now being widely
discussed among the Japanese community. In view of this,
Tokyo Broadcasting System (TBS) wanted to feature the
harmful effects of Ketamine on youngsters and the community,
paralleled with updates from Hong Kong on this issue.
Apart from interviews with the Hong Kong Police Force
on statistical figures and the legislative proceedings,
rehabilitation services for drug abusers was also featured.
The crew interviewed both our PS 33 Centre for Psychotropic
Substance Abusers and our Jockey Club Lodge of Rising
Sun, the first of its kind in Hong Kong, which represents
a mixed mode of out-patient cum residential detoxification
and drug rehabilitation service unit.
There were sharing from clients who were already drug
free. The daily life within the residential drug rehabilitation
hostel was documented and interviews with our social
workers on drugs trend and our treatment mythology were
being covered.
These contents were included in one of the episodes
of the popular weekly news documentary program. It was
broadcasted at prime time on channel 6 of TBS in January
2005.
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