Drug rehabilitation centers face many challenges including a lack of adequate funding and qualified staffing. They must also deal with patients who have health issues like HIV, hepatitis, and tuberculosis which require additional medical resources. Finding suitable facilities, employment for graduates, and handling legal issues for clients are further complications these centers encounter in trying to help drug addicts recover.

1. THE CHALLENGES FACED BY DRUG ADDICT REHABILITATION CENTRES

2. 1. Need Finance. 2. Need of (good) Staff; A Lack of Non ex-addict Staff (Christian). 3. More Suitable Premises / Land. 4. HIV – AIDS / Hepatitis / Tuberculosis (Taking care / Hospital visits / Extra Finance for Vitamins, Etc. and Medicines / The risk involved for all)

3. 5. Demands of the Ministry. 6. Work Projects needed. 7. Employment for Graduates. 8. Dealing with lost I/C’s; I/C Renewal. 9. Client’s P.S. (including Transfer) / ADK – Trips to & from. (Time / Staff out).

4. 10. As Christian, decision whether to take 2nd / 3rd / 4th / etc-timers, as high chance of dropping out again. 11. Church-Related Issues: Church member participation / Lack of understanding of the work / Church integration / Etc. 12. New Drugs (besides heroin) – abuse of these. People need help; not easy to mix heroin addicts and other drug abusers. (Different Programme needed).