Tag: drug rehabilitation

18 July 2024

Government Bulldozes Drug Dependants Bill Through After Select Committee Referrals

The government today bulldozed the Drug Dependants (Treatment and Rehabilitation) Amendment Bill 2024 through in the Dewan Rakyat, which passed in a voice vote, after Home Minister Saifuddin Nasution Ismail said he spoke to the Health and Security PSSCs.

15 July 2024

Letter

Criminalising A Disease Is The Wrong Way Forward — Dr Steven Chow

Policymakers and legislators should enact and enable appropriate specific regulations to legally enable patients and doctors to opt for medication-assisted treatment.

11 July 2024

World

The Free, Over-The-Counter Drug That Prevents Opioid Deaths

This drug to prevent opioid deaths is free, and available without a prescription across Australia. So why has uptake of naloxone been slow?

10 July 2024

Letter

Drug Dependants Bill Referral To Parliament Committees Welcomed — Drug Policy Program Malaysia

Experts in Drug Policy Program Malaysia have commended the home minister for referring the drug dependants bill to parliamentary select committees, calling for utilisation of the National Task Force on Drug Decriminalization to also revise the DDA.

10 July 2024

World

Where Is Australia’s Drug-Fighting Money Going?

Australia's drug budget heavily focuses on law enforcement over harm reduction and prevention, underscoring the need for more balanced, effective spending.

4 July 2024

Letter

Halt Drug Dependants Amendment Bill Pending Stakeholder Engagements — Malaysian Medical Association

The Malaysian Medical Association urges the government to halt the Drug Dependants amendment bill pending stakeholder engagements and to send the bill to a parliament committee instead. MMA says it wasn’t consulted on the bill, which is being debated now.

4 July 2024

World

Health Over Handcuffs: A Public Health Approach To Drug Use

Current drug laws focus on criminalisation, causing high incarceration rates and poor outcomes. Reform is needed to prioritise harm reduction and treatment.

3 July 2024

Malaysia

‘Punitive’ Drug Dependants Bill Isn’t ‘Decriminalisation’, Experts Demand Dangerous Drugs Act Amendment

Prof Adeeba and other drug policy experts say the punitive and unscientific Drug Dependants amendment bill doesn’t actually decriminalise drug use. Policy seems contradictory, as there aren’t correlating amendments to the Dangerous Drugs Act.

13 May 2024

Malaysia

Adeeba Opposes Proposed Mandatory Drug Rehab, Only 10% To 20% Of People Who Use Drugs Get Addicted

Prof Adeeba says proposed mandatory rehab in the Drug Dependants amendment bill will negatively affect majority of people who use drugs either experimentally or recreationally, as scientific evidence shows only 10%-20% of people who use drugs get addicted.

23 October 2023

Malaysia

Adeeba Calls For Shift From Mandatory Rehab To Community-Based Opioid Addiction Treatment

Prof Dr Adeeba Kamarulzaman says community-based treatment for opioid addiction, utilising opiate agonist therapy or methadone, reduces the risk of relapse by 80% compared to mandatory rehabilitation programmes, and is also more cost-effective.

Tag: drug rehabilitation

Government Bulldozes Drug Dependants Bill Through After Select Committee Referrals

Criminalising A Disease Is The Wrong Way Forward — Dr Steven Chow

The Free, Over-The-Counter Drug That Prevents Opioid Deaths

Drug Dependants Bill Referral To Parliament Committees Welcomed — Drug Policy Program Malaysia

Where Is Australia’s Drug-Fighting Money Going?

Halt Drug Dependants Amendment Bill Pending Stakeholder Engagements — Malaysian Medical Association

Health Over Handcuffs: A Public Health Approach To Drug Use

‘Punitive’ Drug Dependants Bill Isn’t ‘Decriminalisation’, Experts Demand Dangerous Drugs Act Amendment

Adeeba Opposes Proposed Mandatory Drug Rehab, Only 10% To 20% Of People Who Use Drugs Get Addicted

Adeeba Calls For Shift From Mandatory Rehab To Community-Based Opioid Addiction Treatment

UM’s Medical Faculty Targets 200 Graduates Annually Despite Declining Interest In Medicine

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Thank You, HRPB Ipoh, JKN Perak, And CodeBlue — S. Kunasegaran

Selcare Diagnostics Helps Ensure Self-Sufficiency For Selangor State Health Programmes