Introduction
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
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. In 2010, our service was expanded and restructured. PS33 Tsimshatsui Centre and PS33 Shamshupo Centre were established.
Objectives
- To help the psychotropic substance abusers to abstain from their psychotropic-substance-taking habits and develop a healthy lifestyle;
- To increase the psychotropic substance awareness of those vulnerable to psychotropic substance abuse and to steer them away from psychotropic substance;
- To provide counselling and assistance to family members of psychotropic 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.
Target Groups
- Psychotropic substance abusers and their family members;
- Potential psychotropic substance abusers;
- Professionals, volunteers, interested persons and the general public.
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;
- Reaching-out services for young psychotropic substance abusers;
- Preventive education programmes for secondary school students of West Kowloon, potential or occasional psychotropic substance abusers;
- Counselling service and supportive programmes for family members of the clients;
- Expert information and advice on psychotropic substance abuse;
- Drug related case consultation, case assessment and professional training programs for interested and needy persons; and
- Enquiry service for the general public.
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.
Enquiry
PS33 Tsimshatsui Centre
- Address:
- G/F, 33, Granville Road, Tsimshatsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong
- Telephone:
- +852 2368 8269
- Fax:
- +852 2739 6966
- E-mail:
- ps33tst@hkcs.org
- Opening Hours:
- Monday to Friday, 2pm-6pm and 7pm-10pm.
PS33 Shamshuipo Centre
- Address:
- Rm 11-16 Nam Yiu House, Nam Shan Estate, Shamshuipo,
Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR. - Telephone:
- +852 3572 0673
- Fax:
- +852 3188 1221
- E-mail:
- ps33ssp@hkcs.org
- Opening Hours:
- Monday to Friday, 2pm-6pm and 7pm-10pm.
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PS33 Tsimshatsui Centre
PS33 Shamshupo Centre
