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by Change | 20 Apr 2010

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A Newfoundland drug addiction centre has reopened after almost a year after its pipes burst.

Individuals in need of drug addiction treatment in one corner of Newfoundland have been handed a boost thanks to the reopening of St John's recovery centre.

The drug addiction centre has been closed for nearly 12 months but will reopen its doors on Monday (April 26th), CBC News reports.

Ron Fitzpatrick, executive director of Turnings, a local addictions support group, told the news provider that he is pleased to see the facility reopen after it was closed a year ago because of burst pipes.

"They were only looking after probably...one quarter of the clients, or patients," he told the news provider.

"People were just put on hold because there was nothing that could be done."

Mr Fitzpatrick went on to say that individuals with particularly serious addiction problems have to wait between two to three months to receive treatment, which he said is not ideal.

The newly-refurbished detox centre has three separate rooms for younger patients, an improved observation area and a new nursing station.

Some 18 beds are on standby for adults and the centre has the option of adding more if it needs to.

According to the 2008 Canadian Alcohol and Drug Use Monitoring Survey, there were 1.6 per cent and 1.4 per cent increases in the use cocaine and ecstasy respectively in the country between 2004 and 2008.

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