Drug abuse treatment and rehabilitation center in Sarangani helps addicts overcome drug dependency
Drug abuse treatment and rehabilitation center in Sarangani helps addicts overcome drug dependency
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00:00 Drug rehabilitation is not an exact science.
00:03 One can only hope the facility, ambiance, personnel all mesh to create an ideal environment
00:08 to help one kick off a bad and lingering habit.
00:12 Just like this facility in Sarangani province that helped an addict recover and now is giving
00:17 back and helping others turn their lives around as we hear more from our Mark Patalco.
00:24 A new beginning.
00:26 This is what the drug abuse treatment and rehabilitation center in Sarangani province
00:31 in the southern Philippines has provided to Noni Tan who used to be a drug addict for
00:36 more than 20 years.
00:37 In November 2020, the court ordered him to receive treatment in the rehabilitation center.
00:43 He said the good medical environment and good care from doctors of the facility helped him
00:48 overcome his drug dependency.
00:50 We thought that it's a waste if he doesn't come back.
00:56 We realized that our families are suffering.
01:00 Family, family.
01:01 We are also a family.
01:03 After receiving professional training, Noni Tan decided to stay in the center and help
01:08 others turn their lives around.
01:10 According to Dr. Ruby Alcala, medical officer of D.U.H.
01:13 Saksargen, the facility offers an aftercare program to assure the patients a new path
01:19 in their communities.
01:20 This, in addition to residential and outpatient programs.
01:24 We make sure that when they return to the community, they should be productive.
01:33 And that's why here in the center, our linkages with our partner agencies are very important.
01:40 The drug rehabilitation center was constructed with the China State Construction Engineering
01:45 Corporation or CSCEC in 2018.
01:49 It was built to support the government's campaign against illegal drugs that plagued the Philippines
01:54 for decades.
01:56 Situated in a three hectare lot on top of a mountain, the center can cater to 150 patients.
02:01 It includes an administration building, clinic, male and female dormitories, multipurpose
02:07 covered court, and other buildings.
02:10 Yuwan Feng Wei is the deputy general manager of the China Construction Engineering Bureau
02:15 International.
02:16 It's subsidiary of CSCEC.
02:19 She said they finished the project with the help of Filipino workers, providing them job
02:23 opportunities.
02:24 We hired about 450 local workers.
02:25 We also purchased a lot of local materials, equipment, and furniture.
02:26 This is not just a building.
02:27 We think it's a new beginning.
02:28 This project has been in operation for more than three years.
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