Congress 60

Congress 60 (Persian: کنگره ۶۰, formally جمعیت احیای انسانی کنگره ۶۰, the Human Revival Society Congress 60) is an independent non-governmental organization and service brand in Iran dedicated to the treatment of addiction. It was formed to help substance users who have long sought to escape addiction but have not found a logical solution for their treatment. The organization operates on the accepted principle that a person who has been freed from addiction can help a person currently using drugs. In its meetings, each member speaks about their own experience and knowledge regarding addiction and the session agenda, while members avoid giving advice or slogans. The group considers itself financially independent: all Congress 60 services are provided free of charge, and the costs of the organization are covered entirely by voluntary contributions from people who have themselves achieved recovery within the same community. The signature treatment method of Congress 60 is known as DST (Gradual Reduction). In this method, the user's daily substance intake is divided into three consumption portions per day, and every 21 days, 0.8 of the total daily amount is reduced. In the standard case, this process takes about 10 months. During this 10-month period, the nervous and endocrine systems — the individual's so-called quasi-opioid system, which has been thrown out of its natural balance during use — are expected to return to a normal state. William L. White, former director of the U.S. National Institute on Drug Abuse, published an article in a reputable scientific journal describing the Congress 60 treatment method as a new approach to addiction treatment that combines key issues from previous perspectives and adds new elements. Beyond treatment sessions, Congress 60 carries out social activities including annual camps and tree-planting events. It also has a dedicated football team that plays friendly matches against other teams. The members of this team are recovered individuals who, after being freed from addiction at Congress 60, use sport as a therapeutic complement and regain their physical abilities after detoxification through friendly football matches. The organization has been recognized by the Islamic Azad University, Islamshahr Branch, and has received awards. Its official website describes itself as a specialized site for suitable solutions for quitting and treating addiction. Congress 60 is registered as an NGO in Iran and is identified as such in public knowledge bases.

Congress 60 (Persian: کنگره ۶۰, formally جمعیت احیای انسانی کنگره ۶۰, the Human Revival Society Congress 60) is an independent non-governmental organization in Iran focused on issues related to the treatment of addiction. It was established to help substance users who have always wanted to be freed from the trap of addiction but have not found a logical solution for their own treatment. The organization is built on the accepted principle of help from one person freed from addiction to a person currently using drugs. In its meetings, each member speaks about their own experience and knowledge in the field of addiction and the session agenda, and members refrain from giving advice and slogans. The group considers itself financially independent. All Congress 60 services are provided free of charge, and the costs of the organization are supplied entirely voluntarily by people who have themselves achieved recovery within the same community. The congress has been recognized by the Islamic Azad University, Islamshahr Branch, and has won awards. The treatment of substance misuse at Congress 60 is carried out with the DST method, "gradual reduction." In this method, the individual's consumed substance is divided into three consumption portions per day, and every 21 days, 0.8 of the total daily consumption amount is reduced. In the standard case, this period lasts 10 months. During the 10-month period, all nervous and endocrine systems — the individual's quasi-opioid system, which has been thrown out of its natural balance during consumption — return to a normal state. William L. White, former director of the U.S. National Institute on Drug Abuse, in an article published in one of the world's reputable scientific journals, described the Congress 60 treatment method as a new approach in addiction treatment that combines key issues of previous perspectives and adds new elements to them. The social activities of this organization include annual camps and tree-planting. Congress 60 also has a special football team that holds friendly matches with other teams. The members of this team are recovered individuals who, after being freed from addiction at Congress 60, use sport as a therapeutic complement and regain their physical abilities after the detoxification period by holding friendly football matches. The organization maintains an official website describing itself as a specialized site for suitable solutions for quitting and treating addiction.

A free, financially independent, peer-led NGO treatment brand for addiction recovery in Iran, known for its DST gradual reduction method.

• DST (Gradual Reduction) treatment method

  A method in which the user's daily substance intake is divided into three consumption portions per day, and every 21 days, 0.8 of the total daily amount is reduced; in the standard case this takes about 10 months.

• Free peer-led recovery meetings

  Meetings where each member speaks about their own experience and knowledge regarding addiction and the session agenda, avoiding advice and slogans.

• Congress 60 football team

  A dedicated football team of recovered members who use sport as a therapeutic complement and play friendly matches.

1. 1کنگره 60 - درمان اعتیادcongress60.org
2. 2Congress 60wikidata.org
3. 3جمعیت احیای انسانی کنگره ۶۰fa.wikipedia.org