For years now, the Lebanese rehabilitation and drug prevention organization Oum el Nour has witnessed the increase of drug abuse in the Lebanese society, including among the youth. For twenty years, Oum el Nour has been providing cure and rehabilitation for Lebanese youth and effectively helping them to overcome their drug addiction. It has made a difference in thousands of young Lebanese lives by aiding them to live a healthy happy and social life.
“What is frightening is the statistics showing an increase of drug abuse lately. The majority of drug addicts in Lebanon range between the ages of 14 and 19 years; however what is more worrying is the spreading of this substance among the well educated students,” stated Pamela Hakim, assistant General Manager of Oum el Nour. Oum el Nour is a non profit, Non Governmental Organization, offering therapy programs in three different rehabilitation centres.
The rehabilitation program consists of a four stage inpatient program as a treatment approach helping patients to improve their ability to socialize and get back on the social ladder as productive citizens. The stages consist of a long-term process of 12 to 15-month rehabilitation programs with residency: one in Sehaile for men with a 60-bed capacity and one in Fatka for women with a 35-bed capacity.
A support program for parents is also available to offer counseling and support to family members. This Program facilitates families’ awareness, in order to clarify the actual problem and cope with it.
However to prevent any relapse in the future, all patients undergo a follow up treatment to ensure their social adaptation and immunity to any drug substance.
The Prevention program, on the other hand, aims at spreading awareness in the society and preventing youth from drug abuse and its dangers.
“We are now focusing on introducing new services and facilities to our treatment centers, but we are also collaborating with schools and universities for our drug prevention campaign in order to restrain teenagers from the threat of exploiting drugs…” says Pamela Hakim.
A team of 52 experts -including psychologists, psychotherapists, social workers, educators, physicians, lawyers, economists and ex-drug addicts- joined the group of friends in their fight against drugs, in addition to 300 volunteers who now form the organization’s general assembly, board of directors, public relations committee, the parents cell and the youth’ cell for prevention.
“We are currently working on more projects with the collaboration of international agencies to spread awareness and prevent the increase of drug abusers. The Roumieh prison project is being studied to target people sentenced for drug use through weekly sessions and meetings,” says Pamela Hakim.
Their funds essentially come from donations, offered either as cash or nature, by persons, private and public institutions, as well as from agreements signed with the Ministries of Public Health and the Social Affairs.
Oum el Nour abroad : Oum el Nour’s sister associations Drug Free Lebanon in the United States and Mère de Lumière in France are non-profit registered organizations that would gratefully receive your generous contributions.
Address
Zouk Mickael Highway, St. Elie Building
P.O.Box: 11-9666 Beirut- Lebanon
Tel. & Fax: (961) 9 223731- (961) 9 210285
Email: oumnour@inco.com.lb
Website: www.oum-el-nour.org
The rehabilitation program consists of a four stage inpatient program as a treatment approach helping patients to improve their ability to socialize and get back on the social ladder as productive citizens. The stages consist of a long-term process of 12 to 15-month rehabilitation programs with residency: one in Sehaile for men with a 60-bed capacity and one in Fatka for women with a 35-bed capacity.
A support program for parents is also available to offer counseling and support to family members. This Program facilitates families’ awareness, in order to clarify the actual problem and cope with it.
However to prevent any relapse in the future, all patients undergo a follow up treatment to ensure their social adaptation and immunity to any drug substance.
The Prevention program, on the other hand, aims at spreading awareness in the society and preventing youth from drug abuse and its dangers.
“We are now focusing on introducing new services and facilities to our treatment centers, but we are also collaborating with schools and universities for our drug prevention campaign in order to restrain teenagers from the threat of exploiting drugs…” says Pamela Hakim.
A team of 52 experts -including psychologists, psychotherapists, social workers, educators, physicians, lawyers, economists and ex-drug addicts- joined the group of friends in their fight against drugs, in addition to 300 volunteers who now form the organization’s general assembly, board of directors, public relations committee, the parents cell and the youth’ cell for prevention.
“We are currently working on more projects with the collaboration of international agencies to spread awareness and prevent the increase of drug abusers. The Roumieh prison project is being studied to target people sentenced for drug use through weekly sessions and meetings,” says Pamela Hakim.
Their funds essentially come from donations, offered either as cash or nature, by persons, private and public institutions, as well as from agreements signed with the Ministries of Public Health and the Social Affairs.
Oum el Nour abroad : Oum el Nour’s sister associations Drug Free Lebanon in the United States and Mère de Lumière in France are non-profit registered organizations that would gratefully receive your generous contributions.
Address
Zouk Mickael Highway, St. Elie Building
P.O.Box: 11-9666 Beirut- Lebanon
Tel. & Fax: (961) 9 223731- (961) 9 210285
Email: oumnour@inco.com.lb
Website: www.oum-el-nour.org
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