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    D-REHABIA: A Drug Addiction Recovery Through Mobile Based Application
    (SLIIT, 2016-04-06) Somasiri, L. U; Galabada, S. S. G; Wijethunga, H. M; Dayananda, H. M; Nugaliyadde, A; Thelijjagoda, S; Rajasuriya, M
    Drug addiction has become a major issue in the world. There are certain governmental and nongovernmental organizations which provide various programs to prevent, recover and rehabilitate drug addicts. The patients who are in the recovery process have a higher tendency of relapsing after being released to the society. The objective of this research is to produce a mobile based Drug Recovery Application and prevent patients from relapsing during the recovery process and to involve both family and rehabilitation center to the recovery of the patient. In order to accomplish this objective, the application contains an artificial intelligent assistant which will guide/help the patient regarding issues occurred during the recovery process, a location tracking mechanism to identify the movements of the patient and possible high risk places where drugs can circulate, a voice analysis mechanism to analyze the voice of the patient and identify emotional states which might cause the patient to relapse and treatments to reduce the stress, anxiety and depression level of the patient. The field of drug rehabilitation has been barely addressed via a proper technological solution, hence the system implemented as the result of this research can be effectively used for the recovery of the patient.
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    Status of Residential Treatment Centres Offering Addiction Counselling for Persons Living with Alcohol Use Disorders in Sri Lanka
    (School of Psychology. Faculty of Humanities and Sciences, SLIIT, 2025-10-10) Rajasuriya, M; Tharinda, C; Wickramarathna, A. D. C. L.
    Residential treatment centres are well known to provide services for persons living with alcohol use disorders (AUD). The interventions of their treatment packages are not always evidence-based. There have been no efforts to test the effectiveness of such addiction counselling packages offered in Sri Lanka. Paving the way to such efforts, this study aimed to describe the treatment packages offered by addiction counselling-based residential AUD treatment centres in Sri Lanka. The list of existing treatment centres was compiled using information from the National Dangerous Drug Control Board (NDDCB), web search, and word of mouth. An authorised person from each centre was interviewed using a structured interview. Addiction counselling centres in Sri Lanka are required to be registered with the NDDCB, and 17 such centres had been registered in 2023. They provide treatment for various addictions including alcohol,tobacco, drugs, and gambling. Only 9 (52.69%) centres provide services for AUD. Seven (78%) of these centres are owned by private parties and 5 (56%) of them are located in the Western Province. Four (44%) such centres accept involuntary clients through court referrals. Many centres utilise non-evidence-based intervention such as forced abstinence. Three (33%) centres did not report collecting data to evaluate the effectiveness of their programme. The non-governmental sector contributes heavily to the provision of residential addiction counselling in Sri Lanka. These centres are concentrated in the Western Province. The science behind these interventions, and their success, safety, and legality need a closer look.