21 September 2020
Methadone Patients Relapse, Fearing Police During MCO
Addiction experts want looser regulations for methadone programmes to improve patient retention rates.
Tag: drug addiction
Drug prevention programmes should focus on enhancing the decision-making ability for a healthier lifestyle while providing active social support.
30 January 2020
Pakatan To Decriminalise Personal Drug Use By 2023
Drug trafficking will continue to remain a crime.
27 November 2019
Amend Drug Dependants Act To Beat Drug Addiction, Putrajaya Told
A revision will ensure addicts get easier access to treatment, says the Addiction Medicine Association of Malaysia.
The think tank says it is timely that the approach towards drug use is shifted from a punitive to...
KDN dan Jabatan Penjara Malaysia juga sedang dalam proses penyediaan kerangka reformasi sistem penjara.
29 August 2019
Melaka Government Not In ‘Erotica’ Business, Exco Says
Sinar Sofia Welfare Association is a non-profit that seeks to create awareness on HIV among drug users and sex...
25 June 2019
Drug Addiction Is A Chronic Disease, Say Doctors
Medication assisted therapy has over 60% retention treatment rates.
18 June 2019
Detaining Drug Addicts Cost Over RM800m In 2017
Dr Adeeba Kamarulzaman says the government can slash its budget by two-thirds through a community-based harm reduction programme.
Naltrexone may cost almost RM6,000 per patient, including the cost of rehabilitation.