Dr Zaliha: Drug addicts need treatment and rehabilitation, not imprisonment

KUALA LUMPUR: Drug addiction is a chronic disease that requires treatment and rehabilitation, not detention or imprisonment, said Health Minister Dr Z...

According to her, prison is not a place to treat drug addicts and this can impede them from functioning as productive members of society.: Drug addiction is a chronic disease that requires treatment and rehabilitation, not detention or imprisonment, said Health Minister Dr Zaliha MustafaAccording to her, prison is not a place to treat drug addicts and this can impede them from functioning as productive members of society.

Dr Zaliha believed that a distinct approach from a public health standpoint was needed to provide treatment and rehabilitation to drug addicts. Dr Zaliha said that in addition to a legal point of view, there were also challenges in rehabilitation centres. where drug addicts are struggling with symptoms of withdrawal syndrome or physical and mental illness due to drug addiction.

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