MAGALANG, Pampanga - A total of 138 drug patients "graduated" Saturday from the Central Luzon Drug Rehabilitation Center (CLDRC) after completing the six-month natural detoxification method.

The "graduation," held in time for the celebration of Valentine's Day, served as a heart-warming affair for the drug patients and their families.

Sr. Supt. Conrado Briton, CLDRC executive director, said the patients who completed the six-month rehabilitation would still undergo a monthly check-up for 18 consecutive months to ascertain that they abstained from further using prohibited substances.

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