Punjab De-Addiction Registry
Kartavya Desk Staff
Context: Punjab’s Drug Control Policy focuses on prevention, de-addiction, and rehabilitation, with a central registry to monitor treatments and prevent medication misuse.
About Punjab De-Addiction Registry:
• What it is: A digital registry leveraging Aadhaar-based biometric authentication to uniquely identify patients undergoing treatment for substance abuse.
• Features: Tracks treatment progress across 590 Outpatient Opioid Assisted Treatment (OOAT) clinics and private centers. Ensures accountability in dispensing detox medicines, preventing misuse. Integrates a secure data vault for Aadhaar-related information to protect patient privacy. Includes around 10 lakh substance abuse patients, with 7 lakhs treated in private facilities. Monitored by a State Steering Committee led by the Chief Secretary and Principal Secretary as nodal officer.
• Tracks treatment progress across 590 Outpatient Opioid Assisted Treatment (OOAT) clinics and private centers.
• Ensures accountability in dispensing detox medicines, preventing misuse.
• Integrates a secure data vault for Aadhaar-related information to protect patient privacy.
• Includes around 10 lakh substance abuse patients, with 7 lakhs treated in private facilities.
• Monitored by a State Steering Committee led by the Chief Secretary and Principal Secretary as nodal officer.
Relevance in UPSC Exam Syllabus:
• General Studies (GS) Paper 2: Governance and Policies: Role of state governments in implementing policies for social welfare and addressing public health crises.
• Governance and Policies: Role of state governments in implementing policies for social welfare and addressing public health crises.
• General Studies (GS) Paper 3: Internal Security: Tackling drug abuse and trafficking as a socio-economic and security concern. Technology in Governance: Use of digital platforms like Aadhaar in public service delivery and policy implementation.
• Internal Security: Tackling drug abuse and trafficking as a socio-economic and security concern.
• Technology in Governance: Use of digital platforms like Aadhaar in public service delivery and policy implementation.
• Ethics Paper: Accountability and Governance: Ethical considerations in addressing public health issues.
• Accountability and Governance: Ethical considerations in addressing public health issues.