An action month for drug control was launched in Hanoi on June 19 by the National Committee for HIV/AIDS, Drugs and Prostitution Prevention and Control in collaboration with the Ministry of Public Security, the Ministry of Education and Training and the Hanoi municipal People’s Committee.
In his speech, Deputy Prime Minister Truong Vinh Trong highlighted the outstanding results of drug control over the past 10 years which has helped ensure social order and public safety.
Every year, agencies investigate 10,000 drug-related cases and deal with 15,000 drug offenders. The number of drug addicts in Vietnam undergoing rehabilitation is on the rise.
It is essential that agencies at central and local levels coordinate and cooperate closely to raise public awareness of the importance of drug control, and intensify communication about this issue. Pupils and students should be pioneers in drug control campaigns in the community and at their schools, Mr Trong said.
Young people and representatives from relevant ministries expressed their determination to prevent social evils, combat drug-related crime and enhance rehabilitation and post-detox management and raise the quality of methadone treatment.
(VOV)
