Women's drug rehab center opens

Women's drug rehab center opens

JAKARTA (JP): A new rehabilitation center for female drug
addicts located on Jl. Mochtar Raya, Joglo subdistrict, West
Jakarta, has opened its doors for business.

The opening of the center, named Puri Teratai Elok and run by
the Teratai Social Welfare Foundation, was officiated by the
Ministry of Health and Social Welfare's director general of
medical services, Ahmad Djojosugito.

The foundation's chairwoman, former minister of social affairs
Inten Soeweno, said the center could accommodate 40 drug addicts
and would apply the "community therapy" method.

But she refused to explain why the center only housed female
drug addicts.

The center apparently targets addicts from well-to-do families
as it charges a Rp 1.5 million (US$150) entrance fee per patient
and a monthly fee of Rp 3.5 million. (01)