Kicking Drugs, I Can Think Of One

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Community Support Key to Kicking Drugs

Anil Netto

PENANG, Sep 23 (IPS) - Looking at Abdullah Mohd Isa today, it's hard to imagine that he was hooked on drugs for 10 years, injecting himself with diluted opium in desperation. Smiling and shirtless inside his home, he now looks the picture of health.

These days, he runs a drop-in centre that is helping a small therapeutic community of recovering drug addicts around the fishing village of Teluk Bahang in northwest Penang to kick the habit the holistic way.

Community Support Key to Kicking Drugs

Anil Netto

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