For Parents of Teenage Marikeños

March 10, 2008 · Filed Under about marikina, self-help · 2 Comments 

A few days ago,I have written an article about teenagers of today and their tendency to rebel and experiment. For a parent like me and a tita of four teens, I would surely want my nephews and nieces, as well as my son when he grows up, to be drug-free teens.

However, if you are a parent of a suspected drug-user, it is okay to despair and lament for a while but you need to be strong and plan how you are going to save your child through an
addiction treatment.

For Marikeños, the good news is that you need not bring your child outside of the Marikina to be treated. The city vice mayor, Dr. Marion Andres, has established and continuously funding a holding center for the rehabilitation of drug dependents living in the city. The Marikina Holding Center houses government doctors and psychiatrists, social workers and religious groups rendering free services for patients’ rehabilitation.
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