Chonnan praises the Prime Minister’s work in turning addicts into patients, treating 66,000 people and returning 28,000 good people so they won’t use again.

“Chonnan” praises the Prime Minister’s work Change addicts into patients The Ministry of Public Health moves forward with treatment for 1.9 million people, revealing that 66,000 people have been sent for rehabilitation in 7 months, returning good people to society. More than 28,000 people did not return to use it again, helping to break the cycle of small traders in another way.

Dr. Chonnan Srikaew, Minister of Public Health (Ministry of Public Health), spoke about the policy for treatment and rehabilitation of drug addicts that as a result of the special session of the United Nations General Assembly on drugs (UNGASS 2016), currently the community The world agrees that Drug addicts are patients. It is a mental illness that must be treated by a specialized doctor. The government under the leadership of Mr. Settha Thavisin, Prime Minister, has announced a policy for all relevant agencies to expedite the solution of the drug problem according to the 3 P. guidelines, namely, “Wake up communities to be strong. Change addicts into patients Suppressing, blocking and seizing the property of traders Eliminate corrupt civil servants involved in drugs.”

The Ministry of Public Health is the main agency in bringing approximately 1.9 million addicts to treatment and returning recovered patients back to society. We have to understand and look at it the same way. Drug addicts are patients with chronic drug addiction brain disease. Therefore, when you are sick you must receive treatment. This new law provides an opportunity for those who have strayed into drug addiction to receive treatment until they are cured and return to have a place in society with dignity. It’s better that we push him to jail. Branded as a convicted person When I came back out, I didn’t get any opportunities from society. Until finally becoming a small-time dealer in a never-ending cycle of drugs.

Dr. Chonnan said: The Ministry of Public Health has prepared to support bringing addicts into the treatment process. by opening psychiatric and drug wards in regional hospitals/general hospitals Establish a mini-thanyarak/psychiatric and drug working group in every community hospital. and support CBTx in the Lom Rak community This is a form of treatment and rehabilitation for drug patients that allows the community to participate in the treatment process. and there is a screening center to separate patients into various treatment centers According to the level of severity, from 1 Oct. 2023 – 17 Apr. 2024, 70,253 people have been screened for drug addiction, most of whom are in the green group, 56,763 people, followed by the red group, 8,391 people, colored group. Orange: 3,398 people and yellow: 1,701 people, 66,399 people can be brought into the treatment process, with social rehabilitation centers joining in to provide assistance, such as vocational training, job placement, and career funding. Before sending the patient back to society From following up until the end of 1 year, it was found that 28,125 people did not return to use again.