The provincial government yesterday opened a drug rehabilitation center inside the camp of the Army's 401st Brigade in the village of Awa in Prosperidad, Agusan del Sur. It is the first such facility inside a military camp following statements made by President Duterte that military camps would be ideal sites for treating drug addicts.
The inauguration of the Agusan del Sur Residential Treatment and Rehabilitation Center (RTRC) was led by Gov. Adolph Edward Plaza inside the headquarters of the 401 Infantry Brigade. It has facilities that can accommodate up to 60 drug users.
According to Santiago Cane Jr., provincial board member, the RTRC is part of three components of a program by the provincial government to rehabilitate drug uses called Substance Use Recovery and Enlightenment (Sure).
Cane, author of the ordinance that gave birth to Sure, said that the rehab center would have a dormitory, administration building, toilets and bathrooms, mess hall, kitchen, workers' sleeping quarters, a reception area, tennis cum basketball court, a hut, counseling room, inspection area and clinic.
Cane said that the Army camp, where the rehab center is located, had been offered by President Duterte for government agencies and local government units to use to address the growing numbers of drug addicts who yielded to police nationwide.
Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer
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