A new city-operated rehabilitation facility for people in recovery from drug addiction will begin accepting patients this month in Northeast Philadelphia, marking a major milestone for Mayor Cherelle L.

The former U.S. Air Force radar station turned rehabilitation and chemical dependency facility announced on November 26 that as of 1 p.m. they were closing their doors.

The cabinet has approved the establishment of a drug rehabilitation centre within the Fiji Corrections Service. This center will ensure that targeted interventions are provided for drug offenders and an opportunity for them to reform. Through this center the government hopes to successfully reintegrate offenders into the communities.

Opening the Riverview Wellness Village in Northeast Philly is a key step toward fulfilling the vow she made when she took office last year to shut down Kensington’s open-air drug market. It’s part of an effort to move unhoused drug users off the street and into treatment,