Category: rehab

From Jungkies to Jihad: Drug Use in Indonesia

July 10, 2015

Published in Inside Indonesia No 75, 2003 Laine Berman Faisal and Jhoni came to Athonk’s tattoo studio with a small picture and a lot of hope. It was their own design. They had both tried kicking their putauw (street grade heroin) habits through a variety of rehabilitation programs. All failed. Now, they were trying something … More From Jungkies to Jihad: Drug Use in Indonesia

Drug Use in Indonesia: a cultural-political perspective

July 8, 2015

Drug Use in Indonesia: a cultural-political perspective (this was written in 2002 but still quite relevant today) Men do not think they know a thing till they have grasped the “why” of it which is to grasp its primary cause. Aristotle’s Physica, Book II.   Introduction Identifying the root causes of a social problem is … More Drug Use in Indonesia: a cultural-political perspective