Gov’t upholds community-based drug detoxification

VGP – Depending on their capabilities and conditions, enterprises have to recruit and train drug rehabilitants so that the latter can re-integrate into the society, according to a Government-issued new decree.

September 14, 2010 4:00 PM GMT+7

Local enterprises in each commune should take responsibility for vocational training and job generation for detoxificated drug addicts – Illustration photo

Under Decree 94/2010/NĐ-CP dated on September 9, 2010 on the residential and community-based drug rehabilitation, Chairmen of the People’s Committees at commune level are obliged to work with local vocational training establishments to train and generate jobs for rehabilitated addicts.

The model of detoxification, lasting for 6-12 months, will be applied to above 12-year-old drug users.

According to the Decree, the Government will sponsor fees for treatment medications (once only) for the poor, beneficiaries of social policies, juveniles, as well as the handicapped.

The latest statistics of the Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs show that as of June 2009, Việt Nam has nine voluntary rehabilitation centers which have treated 10,426 drug addicts./.

By Kim Anh