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Mobile methadone vans
April 1 , 2019
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- In a first-of-its-kind initiative, the AIIMS launched mobile methadone vans to provide treatment to opioid addicts in inner city neighbourhoods.
- As a pilot project, the National Drug Dependence Treatment Centre (NDDTC) of AIIMS has initiated the new service in East Delhi.
- Currently, such dispensing vans or buses are available in few select developed countries in the world, such as USA, Portugal, Spain, Canada and Netherlands.
- India is the first country in the South Asian region to initiate these services.
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