Neophyte Senator Christopher Lawrence ‘Bong’ Go has filed a bill that seeks to establish a drug abuse treatment and rehabilitation center in every province nationwide in a bid to strengthen the government’s campaign against illegal drugs.
Go said the main objective of the centers is to provide care and attention for the recovery of drug dependents.
Under Go’s Senate Bill 399, known as an “Act Providing for the Establishment and Support of a Drug Abuse Treatment and Rehabilitation Center in Every Province Throughout the Philippines and Appropriating Funds Therefor,’’ one drug abuse treatment and rehabilitation center shall be established in every province under the supervision of the Department of Health .
These centers will also facilitate and encourage the dissemination and exchange of ideas and information on the prevention, care, treatment and control of drug addiction. Thereafter, such amount as may be necessary for the continued operation of the centers shall be included in the GAA for the succeeding years.
The order provides for the establishment of drug abuse treatment and rehabilitation centers in military establishments.
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