After rehab program, companies offer jobs

Sixty-one employers offering 400 jobs participated in a job fair at the Shanghai Female Drug Rehabilitation Center on Tuesday.

It was the first time a fair featuring mainstream jobs has been held on such a large scale for those about to finish their two-year stay at the center. In the past, only some skills training, such as pastry making, typing and floral design, have been offered to residents of such centers, the city's drug rehabilitation administration said.

"It's important for those who were once submerged in a whirlpool of drug abuse to have a job. It boosts their confidence in returning to normal social life and helps them keep their distance from drugs," said Jin Guohong, a senior police officer at the rehab center.