Srinagar : Police in Handwara in collaboration with GMC Handwara organised free medical and drug addiction awareness camp at Hafrada Vilgam here on Monday.
A team of doctors from different specialties among Orthopaedics, General Medicine, Psychiatry offered consultation to around two hundred thirty-one (231) persons. The main aim of the medical camp was to provide access to medical check-up and medicines and to generate awareness about medical treatment for de-addiction. The attending patients availed free medical consultation from the team of specialist doctors. The team of doctors also briefed the patients and their attendants about signs and symptoms of drug addiction. They were also made aware of medical treatments available for de-addiction, which could be life saving for severe addicts. They were urged to spread awareness among their near and dear ones that addiction can be treated with timely medical attention.
