Bob Monkhouse, Sharing Value Plus habitue on Drugs , part.1
Posts offshore in Media Indonesia. Published Monday, November 20-ago
Dozens of former and habitue habitue discuss drugs busy Saturday afternoon in Bali Health Foundation (Yakeba). They discussed the efforts that injecting drug users (IDU) or needle drug users and former IDU also be human rights (human rights) it. Ex-IDU and IDU is also currently active record forms and perpetrators of human rights violations among IDU. The goal is to be no more stigma and discrimination on the IDU.
In one room, in the same place, Bob Monkhouse is busy with activity reports Yakeba. Sometimes, Bob participated in a discussion with former habitue habitue and other drugs. Awareness that the IDU also have human rights that can not be released also from the role of Bob Monkhouse, Director Yakeba it.
Experience of ten years under the snare drug addict dependence, psychotropic and other Napza make a man who was born Melbourne, March 29, 1941 habitue is aware that other people need to stop. He then founded Yakeba, the rehabilitation of drug dependence in the oldest Bali.
Originally he came to Bali for a vacation in 1974. Due to fall in love in the beauty of Bali, he lived permanently in Bali. The desire is not making them reluctant to work hard can buy land. He had become a language teacher in a university in Bali, so employees never slip oil in Kalimantan, to create a business hotel jasmine in Tabanan, Bali. However, drugs that in the know since 1987 should make up fall.
Habitue like others, he was only trying to be. However, too many idioms once, a thousand is never enough for habitue indeed correct. Bob the dependence on drugs. Until at one point, she was not useful at all because addicted to its. He was doing something useless.
For Bob, the point is not to the regret. But as the lessons for themselves and others. That life does not just stop at one point. There is another point called the change. Habitue life before becoming the world is normal. Living at the time the world is so habitue adiction. And, after living a normal life is more than just normal. Bob called the Normal +. "Plusnya because we have more experience," he said.
But after passing through the world adiction, Bob chose to share his life plus the value of other people, and a former habitue habitue. Bob took to recover because of Alcoholic Anonymus (AA) Meeting in Ubud in 1997. AA Meeting is a fellow habitue alcohol to restore themselves from drug dependence. Former teacher this AA Meeting with the people of Indonesia. For, in every meeting there is no one person Indonesia.
This intention was among friends is bule. However, Bob believes the problem of alcohol dependence because people do not distinguish race and skin color. Bob was an AA Meeting in Seminyak Dhyana Pura in 1998. Originally only two people who attended the dozens of people to participate. "From there I knew then that the problem is not alcohol but the drug addict," said Bob.
Special meeting habitue ago alcohol was changed so narcotic anonymous (NA) Meeting, a meeting for people who have had problems and still have problems with drug addicted. Program includes 12-step NA addicted to drugs. For example habitue must have the desire to stop, habitue be honest in the self, and have a votary of mind. For habitue and former habitue, NA Meeting also become a kind of treatment (maintenance) so that they never used drugs again (relapse).
For Bob, life after life is a normal two-way and is likely unstable. Former habitue can relapse because of the problems that they face. "Therefore we need support to stay clean," said Bob. That can support the family, work, friends, former habitue, and others.
It Cigarette and coffee black the analogy this former habitue with tables. Support for the former habitue like a table leg. One support is the same as the one foot. If there is only one support means that there is only one foot. Two two-foot support means, and so on. For example have a table with three legs. If one leg broken, the table will fall. The more legs, the table will be the stronger stand. "If a broken foot, there are still tens of feet in order to sustain the other table still standing," he said.
With the spirit of that, Bob developed Yakeba since 10 April 1999. Habitue drugs that must be supported for recovery. Therefore, together with the staff at Bob Yakeba not shrink activities in the correctional facility (Lapas) in Bali, Kuta. In this place, Yakeba program provides pre and post release, especially for criminal cases, drugs. The goal is to prepare prisoners for physical, mental and emotional.
After free, Yakeba also provide a place for them to work. Through the Joint Business Group (KUBE) supported Department of Social Welfare Bali, they make various crafts. There are chocolates, candles, incense, and banners. The economy may not be too successful because of lack of marketing, but the emotional and mental, that program may be successful.
Yakeba drug addict with the support of the National Agency (BNN) to this day still carry the Halfway House, for the rehabilitation of the displaced habitue received or not their families. Because until now, habitue drugs are not fully be accepted, including by their own families.
Through various programs, and Bob Yakeba already habitue restore at least 200 in Bali. From hundreds of "alumni" Yakeba, some people are now active in the organization's drug and AIDS as Spiritia Foundation, Burnet Institute, and the Indonesian HIV / AIDS Prevention and Care Project (IHPCP).
For Bob, who up to now still be, support the former and habitue habitue done in a way to share experiences, hope, and strength. "Let them (and former habitue habitue) can be received back by the environment, re-productive, and have responsibility," said it this pool.
Habitue drug recovery, he added, is a long process of restoring the physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual. Most simple physical recovery. "Simply detosifikasi completed. But it's not enough, "he said. After former habitue that can overcome physical problems, he is mentally and sometimes want to use again. So mental also be restored so that mind not to relapse. "This is where the need to support other people the possibility to remind him to relapse," he said.
According to Bob, habitue drugs is a victim. Although he is presumed to criminal acts, but actually it is because habitue can not escape from kecanduannya. Therefore the need to approach the special habitue to restore it. "Not to enter the prison," specifically. Are so secret that the prison is a place where drugs and most secure in Bali.
Bob therefore encourage the government to provide a place for rehab of drug habitue arrested. The problem, the rehab is still difficult. Or if there is yet the price is very expensive. "The government should set up the rehabilitation of the free. Response so that drugs can be optimized, "said Bob who is also Coordinator of the National Action Network Reduction Impact of Drug Information (anchor) to Bali this region.
In addition, although in the Act (Act) No. 22 drug addict in 1997 mentions the existence of habitue punishment for drug rehabilitation, in practice, judges have never drop vonis the rehab is. "The judge should give the option if it would habitue punished punishable by prison or rehab. So he can determine their own way out, "he said.
Bob's claim to enjoy his life now. He Yakeba manage with a dozen other former habitue. They share and support each other. Exist that support is felt to children through school counseling, and a former habitue or through habitue NA Meeting, rehab, and various other activities. Bob continues to be one between the legs that make them all stand steadfast.
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