Bali Targets To Rehabilitate 2,083 Drug Addicts

Denpasar, Bali (Antara Bali) - Bali`s provincial administration, through the National Narcotics Agency (BNN), targets to rehabilitate 2,083 drug users through inpatient and outpatient recovery programs during 2015, Bali`s BNN Head Police Brigadier General Gusti Ketut Budiartha stated here, Monday.

"The number of drug addicts in Bali is more than fifty thousand. In 2015, we target to rehabilitate them through inpatient and outpatient recovery programs," he noted.

In a bid to realize the target, the agency will optimize all medical facilities and institutions, such as the Provincial General Hospital to provide special medical services to the drug addicts.

Moreover, following each arrest, the agency will carry out an integrated assessment of the drug addict in medico-legal terms.

"The medical assessment aims to understand the level of drug addiction, while the legal assessment aims to prevent them from getting involved in drug dealer networks," Budiartha explained.

He revealed that the drug addicts will be placed in rehab and those aware of anyone addicted to drugs, including their family members, should report the matter to the authorized institutions for initiating prompt action.

Bali Governor Made Mangku Pastika stated that besides corruption and terrorism, drugs are the main enemy of the state.

"These three things are dangerous. Drug crimes also involve corruption and terrorism," he added.

According to the governor, international terrorism is largely funded by the illegal sale of drugs.

On an average, 50 Indonesians die daily due to drug abuse.

"Drugs make people die in vain, decrease their life productivity, and destroy generations," Pastika stated. (WDY)