Lawmakers are scheduled to debate the draft of the revised Law on Preventing and Combating Narcotic Drugs on November 13 morning, during the ongoing 10th sitting of the 14th National Assembly. (Photo: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) – Lawmakers are scheduled to debate the draft of the revised Law onPreventing and Combating Narcotic Drugs on November 13 morning, during the ongoing 10th sitting of the14th National Assembly.
The bill includeseight chapters and 69 articles, 15 of which are new to the 2000 and 2008 versions.The amendments cover issues concerning prevention and combat of drug crimes,control of licit activities related to narcotic drugs, supervision of illegal drugaddicts, and drug detoxification.
Regarding drugdetoxification, the bill provides details on the State and State budgetfinancing the establishment of public centres for drug detoxification and theprovision of compulsory detoxification services. It also stipulates the provision of partial funding to those who join voluntary drug detoxificationprogrammes.
The amended lawencourages drug addicts to participate in voluntary detoxification programmes andto receive treatment of narcotic drug addiction using medication alternatives.It also encourage the establishment of private drug detoxification centres byoffering owners a number of incentives.
It repealspost-detoxification supervision measures to be in line with humanrights-related provisions of the Constitution. These measures will be replaced withthe provision on post-detoxification social assistancewhich prevents drug relapse.
In the afternoon,the legislators will vote on the amended laws on Handling Administrative Violations;Residency; and Vietnamese Guest Workers; and resolutions on central budgetallocation for 2021 and on participation in the United Nations’ peacekeepingmission./.
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