by Tanakorn Sangiam
    
BANGKOK (NNT) - The national committee on narcotic users’ treatment and rehabilitation has resolved to implement an urgent plan in the aspect of treatment for users. The move was made in response to the current government policy.

 

Health minister Anutin Charnvirakul and Ministry of Public Health executives joined the meeting of the committee on narcotic users’ treatment and rehabilitation. The meeting endorsed an urgent plan to address the narcotics problem by setting up screening centers in every subdistrict. The plan also calls for collaboration among local agencies in providing treatment and rehabilitation for drug users based on community participation.

 

To prepare for the drug user rehabilitation drive, every central hospital and general hospital will set up psychiatry and narcotics wards for inpatients. Progress on this front has already reached 50% and the new inpatient wards will soon be launched in all provinces. Additionally, every community hospital will set up psychiatry and narcotics work groups or designate the agencies that will take charge of these affairs.

 

Of the 9 subordinate legislations under the Narcotics Code, 6 have already seen enactment. Work on the remaining 3 is being accelerated so the drafts can be sent for Cabinet consideration and then made into law.

 

Source: https://thainews.prd.go.th/en/news/detail/TCATG221023090027332

 

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I'm begining to like  this guy.  I take it all back Mr Anutin.  Maybe some Thais can handle logic afterall.  

Sad that it has taken so long with Thailand being the ASEAN hub of the drug trade.

But then of course social problems don't exist in the hi-so corrupt world of Thai officials.

2 hours ago, ThaiFelix said:

I'm begining to like  this guy.  I take it all back Mr Anutin.  Maybe some Thais can handle logic afterall.  

I was thinking the same

Another Committee meeting. Great.????????

Addictions treatment must be a tough business in this country insofar as the average Thai has little or no ability to delay gratification in any arena - even when drugs and alcohol aren't part of the equation.

Maybe start in the prisons, where 80% (85% for women) of the 300,000 + inmates are low level drug users.

 

 

 

8 hours ago, webfact said:

The meeting endorsed an urgent plan to address the narcotics problem by setting up screening centers in every subdistrict.

 

This sounds a tad alarming. Need to hear a lot more about these "screening centers".

 

 

 

A step in the right direction .I hope that this agenda also includes  education for vulnerable  kids .Drugs are a chioice ,but just because it feels good doesnt mean its good .Prehaps kids to hospitals and before and after scenarios.Only education and peer pressure can stop the perceived glamour of drugs . 

21 hours ago, webfact said:

The national committee on narcotic users’ treatment and rehabilitation has resolved to implement an urgent plan in the aspect of treatment for users. The move was made in response to the current government policy

Anutins legacy to the population.. a stepping stone to misery.

13 hours ago, davemos said:

A step in the right direction .I hope that this agenda also includes  education for vulnerable  kids .Drugs are a chioice ,but just because it feels good doesnt mean its good .Prehaps kids to hospitals and before and after scenarios.Only education and peer pressure can stop the perceived glamour of drugs . 

Exactly!  Like for example they could hand out free pics of Keith Richards to all the kids lol

Thailand is in the box seat now to do more study on using Cannabis as a treatment for Yaba, alcohol and other drug addictions. It could be a whole new industry.

 

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8842591/

 

https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/cbd-for-alcoholism

 

https://www.mountsinai.org/about/newsroom/2019/cbd-reduces-craving-and-anxiety-in-people-with-heroin-use-disorder

 

https://heal.nih.gov/news/stories/can-cbd-treat-opioid-use-disorder