My self-respect was going, my self-esteem was getting lower every day. I was losing my self-confidence. I was sinking low and fast, and again I did not recognise it… I have been clean now for 16 months. I just moved into a flat, and every day I count my blessings. I know I am one of the lucky ones. I am coming through the other side
, Vendor, The Big Issue in the North, United Kingdom
Street News Service - Photo Story (Feed 199)
San Patrignano
RIMINI, Italy - Founded in 1978 by businessman Vincenzo Muccioli, the San Patrignano community in Rimini Italy offers an innovative rehabilitation program for recovering drug addicts. With ultra-modern facilities, accommodating 1800 addicts across 228 shared dorms and 60 individual houses, the project is completely self sufficient and offers 57 different types of work programs for its residents. Dimitri Koutsoymitis visits San Patrignanano to discover what makes Europe's largest centre for the treatment of drug addiction so successful.
Story and pictures by Dimitri Koutsoymitis, =Oslo, Norway, © Street News Service. [Pictures are available in high resolution, please email sns@street-papers.org]
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