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A Need for Community-Based Rehabilitation Centres for Drug Users
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14:00, 9 Nov 2021
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Last week, it was reported that a resident of a drug rehabilitation centre in Kubang Pasu, Kedah had died after succumbing to injuries allegedly caused by a warden when he was attempting to escape. It was also reported that the warden had allegedly placed the victim in an isolation cell, then stepped on the victim’s neck and kicked his chest. While the warden has since been arrested, it raises concerns over the potential abuse and torture that could happen in rehabilitation, as well as the need for drug policy reform for us to better help drug users in Malaysia. We discuss with Dr Afiqah Mohd Salleh from Universiti Malaya’s Centre of Excellence for Research in AIDS (CERiA) and Ramli Abdul Samad, president of PENGASIH.
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Presenter: Lim Sue Ann
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A Need for Community-Based Rehabilitation Centres for Drug Users
34 mins
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14:00, 9 Nov 2021
Last week, it was reported that a resident of a drug rehabilitation centre in Kubang Pasu, Kedah had died after succumbing to injuries allegedly caused by a warden when he was attempting to escape. It was also reported that the warden had allegedly placed the victim in an isolation cell, then stepped on the victim’s neck and kicked his chest. While the warden has since been arrested, it raises concerns over the potential abuse and torture that could happen in rehabilitation, as well as the need for drug policy reform for us to better help drug users in Malaysia. We discuss with Dr Afiqah Mohd Salleh from Universiti Malaya’s Centre of Excellence for Research in AIDS (CERiA) and Ramli Abdul Samad, president of PENGASIH.
Image credit: shutterstock.com
Presenter: Lim Sue Ann
Producer: Lim Sue Ann
The Bigger Picture
Live and Learn
drug use
drug abuse
drug addiction
substance use disorder
decriminalisation of drugs
war on drugs
rehabilitation
drug reform
methadone replacement therapy
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