25 drug offenders to ‘graduate’ from Lapu’s rehab program

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CEBU CITY, Philippines — Some 25 recovering drug dependents in Lapu-Lapu City will be stepping into the next phase of their "second chance" as they are set to graduate from the

The first batch consisting of 25 individuals will already graduate from the Community/Office-based rehabilitation program of the City of Lapu-Lapu Office for Substance Abuse Prevention on August 31. | Contributed photo/Garry Lao

The 25 individuals are the first batch of the City of Lapu-Lapu Office for Substance Abuse Prevention’s Community/Office-Based Rehabilitation program which kicked off last September 2019. Lao said these individuals are those who availed of the plea-bargaining agreement for their drug-related offenses. In a plea bargain, a drug offender who is charged for possession of small quantities of illegal substances may be allowed to enter a guilty plea for a lower offense and reduce his sentence.

To date, the CLOSAP is catering to close to 200 clients in its community/office-based rehabilitation program distributed in eight batches.

 

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