DAGUPAN CITY: After undergoing 18 months of rehabilitation and treatment, 51 individuals were finally discharged from the Department of Health s (DoH) Drug Treatment and Rehabilitation Center (DTRC) here.
GAMBLING ADDICTION. Dr. Rosalina Caoile, chief health program officer of the Treatment and Rehabilitation Center in La Union, during a forum hosted by the Philippine Information Agency on Monday (April 25, 2022). Caoile discussed in the forum the mental effects of gambling addiction. (Photo screenshot from PIA Ilocos regional office's livestream) SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union - Individuals addicted to gambling may be treated or even be prevented through family support and psychological interventions, according to a health officer here. Dr. Rosalina Caoile, chief health program officer of the Treatment and Rehabilitation Center of La Union, said addiction to gambling may start as early as adolescence hence the need to instill good values in the home to prevent the behavior. "It starts with curiosity and eventually becomes a vice. Instilling good values at home is important as well as choosing the right friends and a strong coping mechanism against stress," she said in a foru