Drug rehab center opens in Bogor

Drug rehab center opens in Bogor

JAKARTA (JP): The Bogor Hospital for the Mentally Ill in
cooperation with Permata Hati Kita foundation officiated on
Thursday at the opening of a drug rehabilitation center here in
Bogor.

The center, located near the hospital compound on Jl. Dr.
Semeru No. 112-116, consists of two separate boarding houses: the
Arjuna for male drug addicts and Srikandi for female patients.

"People from all age groups are welcome to take part in the
treatment," said Ministry of Health chief of mental health
Yumansyah Idris.

The program supported the patients' recovery by lecturing them
to instill the belief that their families and the entire
community wanted drug victims to return to their normal lives and
be normal healthy human beings.

The hospital has already taken in drug addicts as patients
since last month.

Interested parties can call (0251) 382052. (edt)