NESTLED among the valleys and hillsides of Ciawi in West Java, is a place that could pass for a cozy mountain retreat. It is, in fact, the Yayasan Harapan Permata Hati Kita Addiction Treatment and Recovery Center. Better known as Yayasan Kita, the center is run by David Gordon, an American, and his wife Joyce Djaelani.

So whats an American doing in Ciawi, treating addicts? The story begins in California, where Gordon lived until he decided to sett