Solace Sabah
| Solace Sabah | |
|---|---|
| Solace Addiction Treatment Services | |
 | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia |
| Organisation | |
| Funding | Private |
| Hospital type | Specialist |
| Services | |
| Beds | 50 |
| Speciality | Drug rehabilitation |
| History | |
| Founded | 2014 |
| Links | |
| Website |
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Solace Sabah is a Malaysian-based addiction treatment facility and was the first of its type to be established in Malaysia. The drug rehabilitation facility is headquartered in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, East Malaysia, with clinics in Kuala Lumpur.
Background
Malaysian media in recent times has discussed the possibility of the country promoting medical tourism in the country.[1] One area of medical tourism that the country had little coverage was drug therapy and drug rehabilitation. After a gap in the market, Solace Sabah was launched as a 50 room treatment facility in Sabah, Malaysia.[2] After its launch, it was stated that the treatment facility would offer "treatment for chemical addictions such as drugs and behavioural ones such as gambling besides depression and stress".[2] The patients include high profile individuals battling addiction from South East Asia, including countries like Singapore.[3] The rehabilitation facility was founded and backed by a prominent Malaysian businessman.
Treatment
The facility focuses predominantly on drug addiction. Statistics produced by the treatment facility received coverage in the Malaysian media when they stated that out of every ten people who took recreational drugs, three of them would require treatment for it at some point in their lives. The comments came during a speech at Universiti Malaysia Sabah. During the same speech, they also spoke about how impressionable teenagers were when taking drugs.[4]
In August 2015, an additional clinic opened in Mont Kiara, Kuala Lumpur. The facility would run in parallel with the existing facilities in Kuala Lumpur, catering for people with drug and alcohol problems. The treatments provided would include assessments for addiction and co-occurring disorders such as depression and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.[5]
It was stated during an interview that the treatments were focused at offering a competitive price, when compared to western drug rehabilitation facilities. This was partly due to the strategy for its foundation and the growth of medical tourism in Malaysia. Unlike many similar treatment facilities, Solace Sabah stated that any treatment provided was a life long treatment, providing regular follow-ups. These follow-ups are often between once every one to three months.[6]
Conferences
Solace Sabah had hosted the Fourth International Asia Pacific Behavioural and Addiction Medicine (APBAM) Conference at the Medicine and Health Science Faculty in Universiti Malaysia Sabah. State Community Development and Consumer Affairs Minister Datuk Jainab Ahmad stated that Sabah was 3rd in highest in Alcohol Consumption in Malaysia, with Kuala Lumpur and Sarawak being first and second. Solace Sabah was an organising member at the conference.[7]
References
- ↑ Zappei, Julia (2 January 2015). "Malaysia: Part of Asia's booming medical tourism". The Star Malaysia. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
- 1 2 Sario, Ruben (17 March 2014). "Resort-like centre to offer treatment for various areas of addiction". The Star Malaysia. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
- ↑ hermes. "Massage, snorkelling at Sabah rehab centre". The Straits Times. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
- ↑ "Doc: Addiction starts as fun". Daily Express. 30 March 2015. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
- ↑ "Private clinic to treat drug, alcohol addictions opens in Mont Kiara". The Malaysian Insider. 7 August 2015. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
- ↑ Yusof, Fizah (17 February 2015). "The Solace, home for addicts". Sayang Sabah. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
- ↑ "Sabah is No 3 in the league of heavy drinkers". Daily Express. Retrieved 18 September 2016.