Taichung, Feb. 10 (CNA) The Taichung Drug Abuse Treatment Center has succeeded in using violin lessons over the past six months to help with the treatment and rehabilitation of 40 drug abusers, center director Chou Hui-huang said Tuesday. According to Chou, the violin class was first offered last July.
Under the guidance of violinist Wu Wen-tung, a former conductor of the Chi Mei Mandolin Orchestra, 20 drug abusers attended a three-hour class every week and learned the rudiments of the instrument in three months.
The students gave a successful concert at the end of the program and the overwhelming public response to the music therapy program prompted the center to invite the teacher to conduct a second class, taking on 20 more drug abusers undergoing rehabilitation.
The students in the second class marked the conclusion of their three months of training with a concert Tuesday and family members were elated to see the results and share the joy in their achievements.
Chou said that in learning how to play the violin, the drug abusers have built new values in life and have found the spiritual strength to help them overcome drug addiction.
He added that the center will continue to use violin lessons to help with the rehabilitation of drug abusers.
(By Han Nai-kuo)
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