Legislators urge rehab for drug addicts<\/p>\n
JAMBI, Jambi: Parents with drug-addicted children should bring
\nthem to the mental hospital for rehabilitation, urged councillors
\ndismayed by the lack of drug addicts undergoing treatment.<\/p>\n
Councillors of the provincial legislature recently visited
\nJambi mental hospital and found only two people being treated for
\ntheir drug habits.<\/p>\n
\"People in Jambi, especially parents, are still reluctant to
\ntake their children to the mental hospital for treatment,\"
\nchairman of the council's Commission E on welfare issues Zakie
\nHanim said on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
He said Jambi has thousands of children who are addicted to
\ndrugs, but parents did not admit them for rehabilitation, fearing
\nthat people would think their children were mentally ill or
\nretarded if they were admitted to the mental hospital, Zakie
\nexplained, quoting the hospital director.<\/p>\n
He said that drug rehabilitation includes treatment by a
\npsychiatrist, and the mental hospital had the facility and
\nexpertise to handle such cases. -- Antara<\/p>",
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