The father, a seafarer, was visiting his son at TCI Village during his vacation. It was the first time they saw each other since the son, who’s 18, entered TCI for rehab a few months ago. They spoke briefly about themselves, the suffering they underwent, mostly as substance users, and what they had learned on the recovery program at TCI. ‘It’s like a mirror’Another graduate, a 50-year-old who had used alcohol and multiple drugs, said he had come from a rehab program in another center, graduated and then relapsed. Half of the program he took at TCI was spent working as program staff.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer June 03, 2018 23:15 UTC