Beyelsa, FMC Partner On Drug Addicts’ Rehabilitation

The Bayelsa State Government says it is in partnership with Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Yenagoa to rehabilitate all drug addicts in the State.
The Bayelsa State Government also charged parents to be involved in checking drug abuse in the society.
Commissioner for Power , Hon.Ebitei Robert Tonyon said this in an interview with newsmen on the sidelines of the just concluded  International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking in Yenagoa.
The commissioner said everyone must be involved in curbing drug abuse as Government alone cannot do everything.
“First it’s something that everyone of us has to be involved including the parents and most of these things start from the family.”
He said most parents nolonger pay attention to the behaviour of their children ..
The Commissioner said while government is playing its part to curb this menace,it behooves on parents to give proper attention to the upbringing of their children
“So the governments have done their part and the government keeps doing it on daily basis that is why we are even seeing this little difference and again the security agents are also doing their beats and without the security agent and the government I don’t think it would have had any control but because of the fear of the government that has even controlled it to this level where we are
“ so every parents most have to be involved ..you can see that the society we are like I said everything starts from the family now the upbringing matters sometimes
Tonyon said the Bayelsa state Government has taken some measures to curb the menace including the arrest of drug addicts , rehabilitating and sending them back to their families
“As the Government of Bayelsa State, well at my capacity I know Bayelsa State government has put enough in place and that’s why yesterday we were able to launch it and observe the day against international day drug abuse and the bayelsa state
“ Government has set up a committee that is handling it and Bayelsa state has also built a hospital to rehabitate all those that are already addicted.

“Also the state government sometime ago has been going out arresting all those boys that have been addicted some of which addiction leads to madness on the streets.

“some have been rehabitated and sent  back to their communities’he said.
The commissioner said the government is also partnering with the federal medical center Yenagoa to rehabilitate those arrested from the streets.

He said all the relevant ministries including that of Enviroment, health and others are involved in the rehabilitation programm
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the  government took a decision and ministrirs of health, Ennvironments and other  relevant ministries were on it , arresting them and taking them to the hospital and rehabilitating them” he said
Tonyon said his Government is not leaving any stone unturned to ensure that it rides the state off drug addicts

“ Of course you know that right now the government has put up a structure in hospital for that

The e Bayelsa state government is taking practical steps on that. first Bayelsa state government has just put up a structure but also a manpower and before the structure was put on we partnered with the federal medical center and have a space in the federal medical center that have been keeping these people and managing them with the manpower that we have and the FMC and some other persons that where brought from different locations to come and manage the crises and the places they are putting in place.