Published: March 4, 2026
MONROVIA — Montserrado County Senator Abraham Darius Dillon says the drug rehabilitation center he founded has graduated eight batches of recovering addicts, describing the program as a growing intervention against Liberia’s escalating substance abuse crisis.
Speaking Monday at a press conference in Monrovia before members of the Center for the Exchange of Intellectual Opinion, Dillon said the Center for Rehabilitation and Reintegration (CFRR) is helping vulnerable Liberians overcome addiction through structured medical care, counseling and skills training.
“The center is not just a facility,” Dillon said. “It is a place of hope and restoration.”
According to Dillon, the rehabilitation center provides residents with free accommodation, meals, clothing, medical care, counseling and vocational training during the recovery process. While most services are offered at no cost, a modest intake fee is required only when parents or guardians can afford it.
Admissions to the facility, he said, follow strict medical screening procedures designed to ensure the health and safety of residents.
“Before admitting anyone, we require a medical test at a hospital, which costs $83 per person,” Dillon explained. “If someone has a contagious disease, we cannot admit them in order to prevent its spread. However, we accept individuals with treatable illnesses alongside drug rehabilitation.”
The center employs 18 paid staff members, including an executive director, a medical doctor, a clinician, a psychiatrist, kitchen staff, and security personnel.
“They are all paid,” Dillon said, emphasizing that the facility operates with professional staffing and structured supervision.
Located in the Cooper Farm community near the Executive Mansion, the center provides residents with three daily meals, 24-hour electricity, clothing and medical treatment. Dillon said patients requiring specialized care beyond the center’s clinic are referred to hospitals at no cost.
The senator said the facility has now graduated eight groups of participants and is currently hosting its ninth batch of residents undergoing rehabilitation.
“When you see them after two or three weeks, you will not believe they are the same people,” Dillon said.
He cited several reintegration cases, including former residents who have returned to professional careers. According to Dillon, some graduates are now working in Nigeria while others have resumed employment locally after completing the program.
One former bank employee who lost his job due to personal challenges, he said, successfully completed the program and now works as a consultant.
Dillon said the center’s operations are funded primarily through his personal support and contributions from a small group of partners committed to addressing Liberia’s growing drug abuse problem.
During the press conference, the senator also briefly addressed concerns about Liberia’s National Identification Card system, noting that he had recently discussed the issue with the President and Vice President.
“The only thing I can say is that the national identification card matter will be resolved soon,” Dillon said. “I will wait for the appropriate government authority to make the official announcement.”
Dillon described the rehabilitation initiative as part of his broader commitment to public service, saying elected officials must deliver tangible impact to the communities they represent.
“I do not want to be a Senator or Representative who visits a community and later hears someone say, ‘You made me lose,’” he said.
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