PS Stands for Pyschotropic Substances.
Psychotropic Substances refer to hallucinogens, depressants, stimulants, tranquillizers, cough medicine and organic solvents, etc.33 Stands for 33, Granville Road, Tsimshatsui, Kowloon.
Background and Objectives:
The emerging problem of psychotropic substance has attracted much public attention in mid-80s. PS33 was for this reason established in March 1988, which became the first centre that provides detoxification and counselling services for psychotropic substance abusers.
The specific objectives of our service are:
- To help the substance abusers to abstain from their drug-taking habits and develop a healthy lifestyle;
- To increase the drug awareness of those vulnerable to drug abuse and to steer them away from drugs;
- To provide counselling and assistance to family members of substance abusers so as to help them deal with the problems;
- To provide professional training for allied professionals involved in the helping process with a view to facilitating their assistance to psychotropic substance abusers.
Nature of the service:
- Rehabilitative services for psychotropic substance abusers comprising assessment service, matching of mode of detoxification, relapse prevention, individual and group counselling service to help them resume normal functioning;
- Preventive education programmes for secondary school students of West Kowloon, potential or occasional substance abusers;
- Counselling service and supportive programmes for family members of the clients;
- Expert information and advice on substance and substance abuse; and
- Professional training for allied professionals who are working with potential, occasional or habitual substance abusers.
Our Objectives:
- To provide quality rehabilitation services for psychotropic substance abusers and their family members;
- To organize preventive-educational programs on psychotropic substance abuse for those who need such service;
- To offer drug related case consultation, case assessment and professional training programs for interested and needy persons;
- To provide enquiry service for the general public.
Our Target Groups:
- Psychotropic substance abusers and their family members;
- Potential psychotropic substance abusers;
- Professionals, volunteers, interested persons and the general public.
Our Services:
- Individual, group, family counselling and detoxification / medical treatment;
- Preventive and educational service;
- Professional case consultations, case assessment and training programs;
- Telephone and drop-in enquiries as well as referral services.
Service Entry and Exit:
Service users can contact our social workers for enquiry and make applications. We also accept referrals for drug counseling service.
Service users can approach our social workers for discussion of the termination of service.
Opening Hours:
Mondays to Fridays: 2:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. , 7:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Closed on Public Holidays.
Enquiry:
Main Office:
- Address:
- G/F, 33, Granville Road, Tsimshatsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR.
- Telephone:
- +852 2368 8269
- Fax:
- +852 2739 6966
- E-mail:
- ps33@hkcs.org
Sub-Office:
- Address:
- Rm11-16 Nam Yiu House, Nam Shan Estate, Shamshuipo, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR.
If you have any problem or enquiry, please call us!
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