To provide detox therapy and counseling to alcoholics and drugs addicts, Ao Baptist Arogo Mungdang (ABAM) Social concern conducted a three-day training programme at the Mission centre, Impur from April 2-4, 2018.

The resource persons for the programme were Mr.Imlisüngküm Jamir, an alcoholic alumnus, Mr. Moatemsü Jamir, freelance addiction counselors and Mr. Kilangwati Imsong, Residential Counsellor Grace rehabilitation Home, Tuli.

The three-day training clinic saw the participation of 70 delegates from 37 churches.

ABAM in 2011 resolved to eradicate alcohol in ten years time from Mokokchung District, in which connection; ABAM has been working on the issue without any attrition hoping to see the District to be faithful to God. As part of that resolution the Social Concern under the wing of ABAM has been initiating various activities.

The training was very successful as people could see now the various roots of addictions from broader spectrum and also an eye opener for the churches to deal with addictions.

The resource persons opined that the church has a bigger role to play as the facilitator in implementing active detox camps and medical facilities to cut down the demand claim of alcohol in the state.

In this regard, ABAM calls on all the churches to work tirelessly to slash down this social menace from the society.