Someone in a very famous cartoon series kept telling us Drugs
Are Bad. If you didn’t believe him, maybe you’ll change your mind after
seeing these pictures of a drug rehab center in Caracas, Venezuela.
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Juan Castro, a homeless man, is helped into bed by a fellow homeless
man at the Nosotros Unidos rehabilitation centre for drug and alcohol
addicts in the low-income neighborhood of Coche in Caracas August 3,
2011. This rehabilitation center for drug abusers and the homeless, is
funded by a Christian evangelical church, and has been a model for state
institutions with the same goals. It is located in the turbulent slum
of Coche in Caracas, one of the most violent and chaotic cities in the
world. Within its humble surroundings, some 250 men find hope each day
living side by side, from the city's youth to the elderly and the
infirm. The center has helped more than 20,000 people over the last 15
years. Picture taken August 3, 2011. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins
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Elias Compita, 70, a homeless man, gets a glass of water from a fellow
homeless person at the Nosotros Unidos rehabilitation centre for drug
and alcohol addicts in the low-income neighborhood of Coche in Caracas
August 3, 2011. This rehabilitation center for drug abusers and the
homeless, is funded by a Christian evangelical church, and has been a
model for state institutions with the same goals. It is located in the
turbulent slum of Coche in Caracas, one of the most violent and chaotic
cities in the world. Within its humble surroundings, some 250 men find
hope each day living side by side, from the city's youth to the elderly
and the infirm. The center has helped more than 20,000 people over the
last 15 years. Picture taken August 3, 2011. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia
Rawlins
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A patient in drug and alcohol rehabilitation organises his belongings
in a locker at the Nosotros Unidos rehabilitation centre for drug and
alcohol addicts in the low-income neighborhood of Coche in Caracas
August 4, 2011. This rehabilitation center for drug abusers and the
homeless, is funded by a Christian evangelical church, and has been a
model for state institutions with the same goals. It is located in the
turbulent slum of Coche in Caracas, one of the most violent and chaotic
cities in the world. Within its humble surroundings, some 250 men find
hope each day living side by side, from the city's youth to the elderly
and the infirm. The center has helped more than 20,000 people over the
last 15 years. Picture taken August 4, 2011. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia
Rawlins
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Nomar Paraqueimo (C), 29, a patient in crack rehabilitation, helps a
fellow patient work out at the Nosotros Unidos rehabilitation centre for
drug and alcohol addicts in the low-income neighborhood of Coche in
Caracas August 5, 2011. This rehabilitation center for drug abusers and
the homeless, is funded by a Christian evangelical church, and has been a
model for state institutions with the same goals. It is located in the
turbulent slum of Coche in Caracas, one of the most violent and chaotic
cities in the world. Within its humble surroundings, some 250 men find
hope each day living side by side, from the city's youth to the elderly
and the infirm. The center has helped more than 20,000 people over the
last 15 years. Picture taken August 5, 2011. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia
Rawlins
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Patients in drug and alcohol rehab, pray during group therapy at the
Nosotros Unidos rehabilitation centre in the low-income neighborhood of
Coche in Caracas August 4, 2011. This rehabilitation center for drug
abusers and the homeless, is funded by a Christian evangelical church,
and has been a model for state institutions with the same goals. It is
located in the turbulent slum of Coche in Caracas, one of the most
violent and chaotic cities in the world. Within its humble surroundings,
some 250 men find hope each day living side by side, from the city's
youth to the elderly and the infirm. The center has helped more than
20,000 people over the last 15 years. Picture taken August 4, 2011.
REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins
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Rolando Garcia (C), 32, a patient in drug rehabilitation, embraces a
fellow recovering addict during a group therapy session at the Nosotros
Unidos rehabilitation centre in the low-income neighborhood of Coche in
Caracas August 4, 2011. This rehabilitation center for drug abusers and
the homeless, is funded by a Christian evangelical church, and has been a
model for state institutions with the same goals. It is located in the
turbulent slum of Coche in Caracas, one of the most violent and chaotic
cities in the world. Within its humble surroundings, some 250 men find
hope each day living side by side, from the city's youth to the elderly
and the infirm. The center has helped more than 20,000 people over the
last 15 years. Picture taken August 4, 2011. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia
Rawlins
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Patients in drug and alcohol rehabilitation, attend group therapy at
the Nosotros Unidos rehabilitation centre in the low-income neighborhood
of Coche in Caracas August 4, 2011. This rehabilitation center for drug
abusers and the homeless, is funded by a Christian evangelical church,
and has been a model for state institutions with the same goals. It is
located in the turbulent slum of Coche in Caracas, one of the most
violent and chaotic cities in the world. Within its humble surroundings,
some 250 men find hope each day living side by side, from the city's
youth to the elderly and the infirm. The center has helped more than
20,000 people over the last 15 years. Picture taken August 4, 2011.
REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins
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Habrahan Reyes, 33, a patient in crack rehabilitation, works in the
kitchen of the Nosotros Unidos rehabilitation centre for drug and
alcohol addicts in the low-income neighborhood of Coche in Caracas
August 5, 2011. This rehabilitation center for drug abusers and the
homeless, is funded by a Christian evangelical church, and has been a
model for state institutions with the same goals. It is located in the
turbulent slum of Coche in Caracas, one of the most violent and chaotic
cities in the world. Within its humble surroundings, some 250 men find
hope each day living side by side, from the city's youth to the elderly
and the infirm. The center has helped more than 20,000 people over the
last 15 years. Picture taken August 5, 2011. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia
Rawlins
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Habrahan Reyes, 33, a patient in crack rehabilitation, works in the
kitchen of the Nosotros Unidos rehabilitation centre for drug and
alcohol addicts in the low-income neighborhood of Coche in Caracas
August 5, 2011. This rehabilitation center for drug abusers and the
homeless, is funded by a Christian evangelical church, and has been a
model for state institutions with the same goals. It is located in the
turbulent slum of Coche in Caracas, one of the most violent and chaotic
cities in the world. Within its humble surroundings, some 250 men find
hope each day living side by side, from the city's youth to the elderly
and the infirm. The center has helped more than 20,000 people over the
last 15 years. Picture taken August 5, 2011. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia
Rawlins
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Patients in drug and alcohol rehabilitation, pray at church during a
Sunday service at the Nosotros Unidos rehabilitation centre in the
low-income neighborhood of Coche in Caracas August 7, 2011. This
rehabilitation center for drug abusers and the homeless, is funded by a
Christian evangelical church, and has been a model for state
institutions with the same goals. It is located in the turbulent slum of
Coche in Caracas, one of the most violent and chaotic cities in the
world. Within its humble surroundings, some 250 men find hope each day
living side by side, from the city's youth to the elderly and the
infirm. The center has helped more than 20,000 people over the last 15
years. Picture taken August 7, 2011. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins
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Patients in drug and alcohol rehabilitation, pray at church during a
Sunday service at the Nosotros Unidos rehabilitation centre in the
low-income neighborhood of Coche in Caracas August 7, 2011. This
rehabilitation center for drug abusers and the homeless, is funded by a
Christian evangelical church, and has been a model for state
institutions with the same goals. It is located in the turbulent slum of
Coche in Caracas, one of the most violent and chaotic cities in the
world. Within its humble surroundings, some 250 men find hope each day
living side by side, from the city's youth to the elderly and the
infirm. The center has helped more than 20,000 people over the last 15
years. Picture taken August 7, 2011. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins
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Patients in drug and alcohol rehabilitation, fall backwards while
praying at church during a Sunday service at the Nosotros Unidos
rehabilitation centre in the low-income neighborhood of Coche in Caracas
August 7, 2011. This rehabilitation center for drug abusers and the
homeless, is funded by a Christian evangelical church, and has been a
model for state institutions with the same goals. It is located in the
turbulent slum of Coche in Caracas, one of the most violent and chaotic
cities in the world. Within its humble surroundings, some 250 men find
hope each day living side by side, from the city's youth to the elderly
and the infirm. The center has helped more than 20,000 people over the
last 15 years. Picture taken August 7, 2011. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia
Rawlins
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Jose Oviedo (L), 33, a former gang member and drug addict, serves food
to fellow participants in drug and alcohol rehabilitation at the
Nosotros Unidos rehabilitation centre in the low-income neighborhood of
Coche in Caracas August 8, 2011. This rehabilitation center for drug
abusers and the homeless, is funded by a Christian evangelical church,
and has been a model for state institutions with the same goals. It is
located in the turbulent slum of Coche in Caracas, one of the most
violent and chaotic cities in the world. Within its humble surroundings,
some 250 men find hope each day living side by side, from the city's
youth to the elderly and the infirm. The center has helped more than
20,000 people over the last 15 years. Picture taken August 8, 2011.
REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins
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A patient in drug rehabilitation walks at the Nosotros Unidos
rehabilitation centre for drug and alcohol addicts in the low-income
neighborhood of Coche in Caracas August 8, 2011. This rehabilitation
center for drug abusers and the homeless, is funded by a Christian
evangelical church, and has been a model for state institutions with the
same goals. It is located in the turbulent slum of Coche in Caracas,
one of the most violent and chaotic cities in the world. Within its
humble surroundings, some 250 men find hope each day living side by
side, from the city's youth to the elderly and the infirm. The center
has helped more than 20,000 people over the last 15 years. Picture taken
August 8, 2011. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins
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Homeless people and patients in drug and alcohol rehabilitation rest at
the Nosotros Unidos rehabilitation centre in the low-income
neighborhood of Coche in Caracas August 8, 2011. This rehabilitation
center for drug abusers and the homeless, is funded by a Christian
evangelical church, and has been a model for state institutions with the
same goals. It is located in the turbulent slum of Coche in Caracas,
one of the most violent and chaotic cities in the world. Within its
humble surroundings, some 250 men find hope each day living side by
side, from the city's youth to the elderly and the infirm. The center
has helped more than 20,000 people over the last 15 years. Picture taken
August 8, 2011. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins
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Duglas Paredes, a patient in drug rehabilitation, shows his scars
garnered from gunshot wounds at the Nosotros Unidos rehabilitation
centre for drug and alcohol addicts in the low-income neighborhood of
Coche in Caracas August 9, 2011. This rehabilitation center for drug
abusers and the homeless, is funded by a Christian evangelical church,
and has been a model for state institutions with the same goals. It is
located in the turbulent slum of Coche in Caracas, one of the most
violent and chaotic cities in the world. Within its humble surroundings,
some 250 men find hope each day living side by side, from the city's
youth to the elderly and the infirm. The center has helped more than
20,000 people over the last 15 years. Picture taken August 9, 2011.
REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins
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Patients in drug and alcohol rehabilitation prepare dinner at the
kitchen of the Nosotros Unidos rehabilitation centre in the low-income
neighborhood of Coche in Caracas August 9, 2011. This rehabilitation
center for drug abusers and the homeless, is funded by a Christian
evangelical church, and has been a model for state institutions with the
same goals. It is located in the turbulent slum of Coche in Caracas,
one of the most violent and chaotic cities in the world. Within its
humble surroundings, some 250 men find hope each day living side by
side, from the city's youth to the elderly and the infirm. The center
has helped more than 20,000 people over the last 15 years. Picture taken
August 9, 2011. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins
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An alcoholic cries as he receives a haircut on his first day in
rehabilitation at the Nosotros Unidos rehabilitation centre in the
low-income neighborhood of Coche in Caracas August 10, 2011. This
rehabilitation center for drug abusers and the homeless, is funded by a
Christian evangelical church, and has been a model for state
institutions with the same goals. It is located in the turbulent slum of
Coche in Caracas, one of the most violent and chaotic cities in the
world. Within its humble surroundings, some 250 men find hope each day
living side by side, from the city's youth to the elderly and the
infirm. The center has helped more than 20,000 people over the last 15
years. Picture taken August 10, 2011. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins
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An elderly homeless man takes a shower at the Nosotros Unidos
rehabilitation centre for drug and alcohol addicts in the low-income
neighborhood of Coche in Caracas August 11, 2011. This rehabilitation
center for drug abusers and the homeless, is funded by a Christian
evangelical church, and has been a model for state institutions with the
same goals. It is located in the turbulent slum of Coche in Caracas,
one of the most violent and chaotic cities in the world. Within its
humble surroundings, some 250 men find hope each day living side by
side, from the city's youth to the elderly and the infirm. The center
has helped more than 20,000 people over the last 15 years. Picture taken
August 11, 2011. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins
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Danny Martinez (R), 36, a patient in drug rehabilitation, helps to
dress an elderly homeless man, after bathing him at the Nosotros Unidos
rehabilitation centre for drug and alcohol addicts in the low-income
neighborhood of Coche in Caracas August 11, 2011. This rehabilitation
center for drug abusers and the homeless, is funded by a Christian
evangelical church, and has been a model for state institutions with the
same goals. It is located in the turbulent slum of Coche in Caracas,
one of the most violent and chaotic cities in the world. Within its
humble surroundings, some 250 men find hope each day living side by
side, from the city's youth to the elderly and the infirm. The center
has helped more than 20,000 people over the last 15 years. Picture taken
August 11, 2011. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins
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Jose Antivera, 63, a homeless man, gets up from his bed at the Nosotros
Unidos rehabilitation centre for drug and alcohol addicts in the
low-income neighborhood of Coche in Caracas August 12, 2011. This
rehabilitation center for drug abusers and the homeless, is funded by a
Christian evangelical church, and has been a model for state
institutions with the same goals. It is located in the turbulent slum of
Coche in Caracas, one of the most violent and chaotic cities in the
world. Within its humble surroundings, some 250 men find hope each day
living side by side, from the city's youth to the elderly and the
infirm. The center has helped more than 20,000 people over the last 15
years. Picture taken August 12, 2011. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins
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A homeless man sits on a chair at the Nosotros Unidos rehabilitation
centre for drug and alcohol addicts in the low-income neighborhood of
Coche in Caracas August 12, 2011. This rehabilitation center for drug
abusers and the homeless, is funded by a Christian evangelical church,
and has been a model for state institutions with the same goals. It is
located in the turbulent slum of Coche in Caracas, one of the most
violent and chaotic cities in the world. Within its humble surroundings,
some 250 men find hope each day living side by side, from the city's
youth to the elderly and the infirm. The center has helped more than
20,000 people over the last 15 years. Picture taken August 12, 2011.
REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins
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A homeless man sits next to his personal items at the Nosotros Unidos
rehabilitation centre for drug and alcohol addicts in the low-income
neighborhood of Coche in Caracas August 19, 2011. This rehabilitation
center for drug abusers and the homeless, is funded by a Christian
evangelical church, and has been a model for state institutions with the
same goals. It is located in the turbulent slum of Coche in Caracas,
one of the most violent and chaotic cities in the world. Within its
humble surroundings, some 250 men find hope each day living side by
side, from the city's youth to the elderly and the infirm. The center
has helped more than 20,000 people over the last 15 years. Picture taken
August 19, 2011. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins
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Jesus Lovera, 32, a patient in heroin rehabilitation, checks his new
teeth carved by hand from animal bone by a fellow patient at the
Nosotros Unidos rehabilitation centre for drug and alcohol addicts in
the low-income neighborhood of Coche in Caracas August 14, 2011. This
rehabilitation center for drug abusers and the homeless, is funded by a
Christian evangelical church, and has been a model for state
institutions with the same goals. It is located in the turbulent slum of
Coche in Caracas, one of the most violent and chaotic cities in the
world. Within its humble surroundings, some 250 men find hope each day
living side by side, from the city's youth to the elderly and the
infirm. The center has helped more than 20,000 people over the last 15
years. Picture taken August 14, 2011. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins
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An alcoholic and drug addict sleeps on a mat on the floor on his first
night at the Nosotros Unidos rehabilitation centre in the low-income
neighborhood of Coche in Caracas August 19, 2011. This rehabilitation
center for drug abusers and the homeless, is funded by a Christian
evangelical church, and has been a model for state institutions with the
same goals. It is located in the turbulent slum of Coche in Caracas,
one of the most violent and chaotic cities in the world. Within its
humble surroundings, some 250 men find hope each day living side by
side, from the city's youth to the elderly and the infirm. The center
has helped more than 20,000 people over the last 15 years. Picture taken
August 19, 2011. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins
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Patients in drug and alcohol rehabilitation take a shower while a
fellow patient has his hair cut at the Nosotros Unidos rehabilitation
centre in the low-income neighborhood of Coche in Caracas August 19,
2011. This rehabilitation center for drug abusers and the homeless, is
funded by a Christian evangelical church, and has been a model for state
institutions with the same goals. It is located in the turbulent slum
of Coche in Caracas, one of the most violent and chaotic cities in the
world. Within its humble surroundings, some 250 men find hope each day
living side by side, from the city's youth to the elderly and the
infirm. The center has helped more than 20,000 people over the last 15
years. Picture taken August 19, 2011. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins
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Eulices Farias (C), 34, a former drug addict, prays for the attendees
during a Sunday service at the church of the Nosotros Unidos
rehabilitation centre for drug and alcohol addicts in the low-income
neighborhood of Coche in Caracas August 21, 2011. This rehabilitation
center for drug abusers and the homeless, is funded by a Christian
evangelical church, and has been a model for state institutions with the
same goals. It is located in the turbulent slum of Coche in Caracas,
one of the most violent and chaotic cities in the world. Within its
humble surroundings, some 250 men find hope each day living side by
side, from the city's youth to the elderly and the infirm. The center
has helped more than 20,000 people over the last 15 years. Picture taken
August 21, 2011. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins
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A homeless drug addict smokes while lying on a piece of cardboard next
to a dumpster after refusing to go to the Nosotros Unidos rehabilitation
centre during a special rescue campaign in Caracas August 26, 2011.
This rehabilitation center for drug abusers and the homeless, is funded
by a Christian evangelical church, and has been a model for state
institutions with the same goals. It is located in the turbulent slum of
Coche in Caracas, one of the most violent and chaotic cities in the
world. Within its humble surroundings, some 250 men find hope each day
living side by side, from the city's youth to the elderly and the
infirm. The center has helped more than 20,000 people over the last 15
years. Picture taken August 26, 2011. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins
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Erick Rivas (L), 32, a former drug addict, tries to convince a homeless
drug addict to go to the Nosotros Unidos rehabilitation centre during a
special rescue campaign in Caracas August 26, 2011. This rehabilitation
center for drug abusers and the homeless, is funded by a Christian
evangelical church, and has been a model for state institutions with the
same goals. It is located in the turbulent slum of Coche in Caracas,
one of the most violent and chaotic cities in the world. Within its
humble surroundings, some 250 men find hope each day living side by
side, from the city's youth to the elderly and the infirm. The center
has helped more than 20,000 people over the last 15 years. Picture taken
August 26, 2011. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins
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Former drug addicts from the Nosotros Unidos rehabilitation centre try
to convince a female drug addict who lives amidst piles of garbage to go
to rehab during a special rescue campaign in Caracas August 26, 2011.
This rehabilitation center for drug abusers and the homeless, is funded
by a Christian evangelical church, and has been a model for state
institutions with the same goals. It is located in the turbulent slum of
Coche in Caracas, one of the most violent and chaotic cities in the
world. Within its humble surroundings, some 250 men find hope each day
living side by side, from the city's youth to the elderly and the
infirm. The center has helped more than 20,000 people over the last 15
years. Picture taken August 26, 2011. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins
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A female drug addict sits amidst piles of garbage after refusing to go
to the Nosotros Unidos rehabilitation centre during a special rescue
campaign in Caracas August 26, 2011. This rehabilitation center for drug
abusers and the homeless, is funded by a Christian evangelical church,
and has been a model for state institutions with the same goals. It is
located in the turbulent slum of Coche in Caracas, one of the most
violent and chaotic cities in the world. Within its humble surroundings,
some 250 men find hope each day living side by side, from the city's
youth to the elderly and the infirm. The center has helped more than
20,000 people over the last 15 years. Picture taken August 26, 2011.
REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins
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Former drug addicts from the Nosotros Unidos rehabilitation centre,
carry a homeless alcoholic to their car during a special rescue campaign
in Caracas August 26, 2011. This rehabilitation center for drug abusers
and the homeless, is funded by a Christian evangelical church, and has
been a model for state institutions with the same goals. It is located
in the turbulent slum of Coche in Caracas, one of the most violent and
chaotic cities in the world. Within its humble surroundings, some 250
men find hope each day living side by side, from the city's youth to the
elderly and the infirm. The center has helped more than 20,000 people
over the last 15 years. Picture taken August 26, 2011. REUTERS/Carlos
Garcia Rawlins
33
Daniel Velasquez, a former drug addict, tries to convince a homeless
man sleeping in a square to go to the Nosotros Unidos rehabilitation
centre for drug and alcohol addicts during a special rescue campaign in
Caracas August 26, 2011. This rehabilitation center for drug abusers and
the homeless, is funded by a Christian evangelical church, and has been
a model for state institutions with the same goals. It is located in
the turbulent slum of Coche in Caracas, one of the most violent and
chaotic cities in the world. Within its humble surroundings, some 250
men find hope each day living side by side, from the city's youth to the
elderly and the infirm. The center has helped more than 20,000 people
over the last 15 years. Picture taken August 26, 2011. REUTERS/Carlos
Garcia Rawlins
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Jhonny Guevara, 45, a drug addict, prepares a crack pipe on the street
before deciding to go to the Nosotros Unidos rehabilitation centre in
Caracas August 26, 2011. This rehabilitation center for drug abusers and
the homeless, is funded by a Christian evangelical church, and has been
a model for state institutions with the same goals. It is located in
the turbulent slum of Coche in Caracas, one of the most violent and
chaotic cities in the world. Within its humble surroundings, some 250
men find hope each day living side by side, from the city's youth to the
elderly and the infirm. The center has helped more than 20,000 people
over the last 15 years. Picture taken August 26, 2011. REUTERS/Carlos
Garcia Rawlins
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Jhonny Guevara, 45, a drug addict, sleeps on a mat on the floor on his
first night at the Nosotros Unidos rehabilitation centre, after being
brought there during a special rescue campaign in Caracas August 27,
2011. This rehabilitation center for drug abusers and the homeless, is
funded by a Christian evangelical church, and has been a model for state
institutions with the same goals. It is located in the turbulent slum
of Coche in Caracas, one of the most violent and chaotic cities in the
world. Within its humble surroundings, some 250 men find hope each day
living side by side, from the city's youth to the elderly and the
infirm. The center has helped more than 20,000 people over the last 15
years. Picture taken August 27, 2011. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins
36
Elias Compita, 70, a homeless man, waits in a hallway for breakfast
time at the Nosotros Unidos rehabilitation centre for drug and alcohol
addicts in the low-income neighborhood of Coche in Caracas August 27,
2011. This rehabilitation center for drug abusers and the homeless, is
funded by a Christian evangelical church, and has been a model for state
institutions with the same goals. It is located in the turbulent slum
of Coche in Caracas, one of the most violent and chaotic cities in the
world. Within its humble surroundings, some 250 men find hope each day
living side by side, from the city's youth to the elderly and the
infirm. The center has helped more than 20,000 people over the last 15
years. Picture taken August 27, 2011. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins
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Danny Martinez, 36, a patient in drug rehabilitation, helps to move an
old man from a wheelchair to his bed, after bathing him at the Nosotros
Unidos rehabilitation centre for drug and alcohol addicts in the
low-income neighborhood of Coche in Caracas August 27, 2011. This
rehabilitation center for drug abusers and the homeless, is funded by a
Christian evangelical church, and has been a model for state
institutions with the same goals. It is located in the turbulent slum of
Coche in Caracas, one of the most violent and chaotic cities in the
world. Within its humble surroundings, some 250 men find hope each day
living side by side, from the city's youth to the elderly and the
infirm. The center has helped more than 20,000 people over the last 15
years. Picture taken August 27, 2011. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins
