Recovering from drug addiction is not only about stopping drug use; it is an ongoing process of change through which a person regains physical and mental health and moves towards a self-reliant life, speakers said at a discussion in Dhaka marking Recovery Day 2026 on Wednesday, 30 September.
The meeting at the Dhaka Ahsania Mission health and nutrition sector in Shyamoli was organised jointly by Dhaka Ahsania Mission and the Bangladesh chapter of the International Society of Substance Use Professionals (ISSUP). Speakers noted that drug dependence is not cured at once, so recovery has to be practised continuously.
September is marked around the world as Recovery Month. This year's theme is 'Recovery is Real: Restoring Every Aspect of Life'.
"Sustainable recovery needs family support, aftercare, peer support, relapse prevention, and access to education and jobs as well as treatment," said psychiatrist Professor Dr M A Mohit Kamal, chairman of ISSUP's Bangladesh chapter. Returning after treatment to the old surroundings, unemployment, family conflict and social stigma raises the risk of relapse, he said.
He urged people to see those dependent on drugs as ill rather than calling them demeaning names. "A person's present problem is not their whole identity. Compassion, not stigma, makes the road to recovery easier," he said.
Source: Sarabangla
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