São Paulo pone en marcha un programa de rehabilitación de crack

El estado brasileño de São Paulo ha puesto en marcha un programa que proporcionará subsidios para que personas dependientes del crack de cocaína puedan seguir programas de rehabilitación en centros de tratamiento privados. Más información, en inglés, está disponible abajo.

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Brazil's most populous and wealthiest state expanded its attack on crack cocaine abuse on Thursday by unveiling a program that will provide about $650 a month in subsidies for the rehabilitation of drug dependants at private treatment centers.

In announcing the program, Sao Paulo State Governor Geraldo Alckmin said 1 ,350 reals will be earmarked monthly for each crack user aged 18 or more who voluntarily enrolls in a rehabilitation program that is expected to get under way in two months in 11 cities.

The state will give the money to accredited rehabilitation centers when clients present a "Begin Again" card they receive after enrolling in a program. The cards are valid for six months, the time considered necessary for rehabilitation.

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