The government estimates there are six million drug users in the country of 250 million people. But while raids, arrests and punishments pick up, state funding for rehabilitation, that weans people off drugs and cuts demand, is dwindling. "We need support in terms of budget to be able to rehabilitate all drug users in need," Social Affairs Minister Khofifah Indra Parawansa told Reuters. Parawansa's ministry aims to rehabilitate 15,000 drug users this year on a budget of 87 billion rupiah ($6.6 million). The traditional rehabilitation center in Purbalingga village on Java island says it has treated hundreds of addicts like Mulyadi, 26, with herbal teas and baths, prayer and counseling.

Source: Thanhnien News August 02, 2016 03:45 UTC