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Cocaine Induced Psychosis: a Literature Review and a Prevalence Study in Local Cocaine Abusers

Project Approved in 2017

This project aims at studying the characteristics of cocaine abusers in Hong Kong. Phase 1 of the study aims to identify risk factors, frequency, symptoms, pathological mechanism and treatment of Cocaine Induced Psychosis (CIP) via comprehensive literature review, while Phase II aims to assess CIP and psychotic symptoms in individual cocaine users at community level by means of systematic diagnostic interviews in cross-sectional study; to report on the prevalence and characteristics of and risk factors for CIP; and to examine the prevalence of emotional disorders and anxiety disorders among cocaine users.

A 3-phase survey, training, and inter-disciplinary combined on-line/offline, theory-based and evidence-based intervention for prevention of psychoactive substance use among adolescents who are case-work clients of social workers (The My Sunny Way Project)

Project Approved in 2017

This project aims at studying risk factors that cause high-risk youth to abuse drugs, and formulating appropriate intervention methods based on the study findings.

Formation of program evaluation guidelines towards evidence-based practice of drug treatment and rehabilitation for psychotropic drug abusers in Hong Kong – a mixed method study

Project Approved in 2017

This project aims at understanding stakeholders’ views on the efficacy of treatment and rehabilitation services in Hong Kong. It aims to consolidate consensus among stakeholders in developing an evaluation framework for evidence-based drug treatment and rehabilitation practice, as well as formulate practical evaluation guidelines, including validation of measurement tools to help conceptualising, planning and commissioning evaluation of treatment services.

抗逆小先鋒

Project Approved in 2016

This project aims at providing preventive education and build up young people’s awareness of drug harms among primary and secondary school students. Day-camps will be arranged for primary school students to teach them about drug harms. Secondary students of the applicant school will be recruited to lead the programmes so as to develop their leadership skills and deepen their perception of risk associated with drug abuse.

遠離毒品「我要健康」之街舞大比拼

Project Approved in 2016

This project aims at disseminating anti-drug messages and providing preventive education to general youths and members of the general public. Project activities include education talks and an anti-drug dancing competition.

Breaking the Chain

Project Approved in 2016

This project aims at providing preventive education for high-risk youths and secondary school students in Kowloon East. Project activities include training programmes on emotional control, problem solving and fun sports; and youth life planning and employment preparation programmes.

“Beat Drug·I Can” Youth Strength Development Project

Project Approved in 2016

This project aims at reaching out to young night drifters and ethnic minority youths and improving the anti-drug awareness of at-risk young people. In conjunction with outreaching services, art jamming activities, outward bound training and orienteering games will be arranged. Vocational training, micro-movie workshops, musical instrument training, anti-drug talks and seminars will be organised. Ethnic minority and high risk youths will co-organise a musical show to disseminate anti-drug messages to the public.

Staging Drug Free – Theatresports^TM Competition

Project Approved in 2016

This project aims at disseminating anti-drug messages to young people and youths through a specific kind of performing art, namely Theatresports. Anti-drug messages will be infused into various performing art activities.

Love Life‧Let’s Shine –Positive Youth Development Project

Project Approved in 2016

This project aims at providing preventive education for general youths, secondary school students, high-risk youths and members of general public in the Yau Tsim Mong District. Drug related preventive education will be infused into various youth-oriented activities, such as anti-drug camp, leadership training camp, soci-game, etc.

“Beacon in a Haze” - Preventive education and publicity project for arousing the community awareness for drug abuse trends and increasing the motivation in need

Project Approved in 2016

This project aims at raising the general public’s awareness on drug harm by the production of an anti-drug bus TV programme and online interactive promotion with programme broadcasting. The programme will be edited from real stories of ex-drug abusers and their families. Celebrities will be invited to host the programme to be broadcasted on buses. The broadcast programme will be promoted online through Roadshow website, web-radio station and Facebook.