Quy Hop (Nghe An) proposed pilot treatment of drug addiction with Methadone

(Baonghean.vn) - This is one of the solutions proposed by the Quy Hop District Party Committee in the Resolution "Enhancing the capacity to fight and prevent drugs in Quy Hop district in the period of 2016 - 2020".

The first patients in Tuong Duong district were treated with Methadone. Illustrative photo.

​According to the report of Quy Hop District Police, in 2015, 20 drug trafficking cases were discovered and arrested, 23 criminals were arrested, 92.955g of heroin, 32g of crystal meth, 1.92g of synthetic drugs and 1.6g of marijuana were seized. The number of drug addicts is on the rise.

Up to now, Quy Hop has 364 drug addicts with records (an increase of 78 people compared to 2014). In addition, crimes committed by drug addicts such as theft, robbery, rape, murder, intentional injury, etc. have also increased over the years.

Drug addicts learn bamboo and rattan weaving at Nghe An Social Labor Education Center 1.

Faced with that situation, in the first quarter of 2016, the Standing Committee of Quy Hop District Party Committee issued a Resolution "Improving the capacity to fight and prevent drugs in the district in the period of 2016 - 2020". The Resolution sets out specific targets such as: investigating, reviewing, and establishing records to manage 100% of drug addicts in the area; organizing drug rehabilitation for 100% of drug addicts and helping addicts have stable jobs after rehabilitation; curbing the growth rate of new addicts, reducing the relapse rate, controlling the rate of addicts below 0.1%; proposing the Provincial People's Committee to pilot a model of treating addicts with Methadone; striving to have 3 - 4 more commune-level areas clean of drugs by 2020; promptly detecting and eliminating illegal drug trafficking lines from other localities to Quy Hop district.

The Resolution also sets out specific tasks and solutions to gradually and strongly socialize the fight against drugs in the district, curb the increase of drug crimes and social evils, contribute to ensuring security and order, and serve the socio-economic development tasks of the locality well.

Phuong Thao