KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 25 — Cases of substance abuse in Malaysia have decreased by more than 30 per cent between 2015 and 2021, according to the public data from the National...
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 25 — Cases of substance abuse in Malaysia have decreased by more than 30 per cent between 2015 and 2021, according to the public data from the National Anti-Drugs Agency .showed that after rising slightly in 2016 to 30,844 cases, the number has been on a falling trend, reaching a seven-year low in the last year of public data in 2021 .
The data also provided a more in-depth insight into substance abuse in Malaysia: crystal methamphetamine — also known by street names such as “ice” or “This was followed by amphetamine-type stimulants, which include “speed”, “Rounding up the list were heroin and morphine , and methamphetamine pills . There were only 540 cases of marijuana users handled by AADK.Most of them were also above 40 years of age, followed by those in the 25 to 29 age range .
In 2020, AADK director-general Datuk Seri Zulkifli Abdullah said only 19 per cent of those with drug addiction nationwide received treatment, citing the fact that most were their family’s sole breadwinner as the main reason for the low turnout. — Picture by Farhan Najib
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