People With Drug Addiction Need Help, Not Imprisonment
Palani Narayanan, Director, Drug Policy Program
15-Jul-24 16:00
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Amendments to the Drug Dependents Act were tabled in Parliament last week, resulting in swift pushback from drug policy experts that these amendments were unscientific and in fact could further harm people with substance use disorders. We speak to Palani Narayanan, Director of the Drug Policy Program Malaysia to explore what a health- and rights-based approach should look like, especially as advocates continue to push for decriminalisation of drug use.
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Produced by: Lim Sue Ann
Presented by: Lim Sue Ann
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Categories: health policy, wellness, managing disease, medical advances, Law/Activism, government
Tags: people who inject drugs, substance use, people who use drugs, the bigger picture, health and living, mental health, addiction, methadone replacement therapy, rehabilitation,