Gyeonggi-do Designates 4 Additional Treatment and Protection Centers for Drug Addiction Patients

Gyeonggi Province has designated four additional treatment and protection institutions for drug addicts' social reintegration: New Gyeonggi Provincial Mental Hospital (Yongin), Ajou Pyeonhan Hospital (Suwon), Icheon Somang Hospital, and WJin Hospital (Bucheon). As a result, the total number of treatment and protection institutions has increased to seven.

To select the additional institutions, Gyeonggi Province accepted applications from the 5th to the 13th of last month, then conducted on-site visits to the applicant institutions to inspect designated beds, facilities, personnel, and drug screening capabilities.

Drug addiction treatment and protection institutions conduct tests on drug users to determine addiction status and provide outpatient and inpatient treatment for drug addicts. Through this additional designation, it is expected that residents' access to treatment and opportunities will be expanded, thereby enhancing active treatment willingness and significantly contributing to sustained abstinence.

Gyeonggi Provincial Government

The previously designated treatment and protection institutions are Gyeonggi Provincial Medical Center Uijeongbu Hospital, Gyeyo Hospital (Uiwang), and Yongin Mental Hospital.

Yu Young-cheol, Director of the Gyeonggi Province Health and Wellness Bureau, stated, "It is necessary to shift the perception of drug addicts from individuals who deviate or criminals to subjects of treatment and rehabilitation," adding, "We will actively support the rapid social reintegration of drug addicts through the expansion of treatment and protection institutions within the province."

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