illegal drug use

National Assembly delegate Nguyen Hai Dung proposed not to add drug use crimes to the draft law. Photo: Pham Dong

Illegal use of drugs is a crime, great pressure on detention facilities

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Drafting a law to supplement the crime of illegal use of drugs, National Assembly deputies have given two views on whether drug addicts are patients or criminals.

Chairman of the National Assembly's Law and Justice Committee Hoang Thanh Tung said that there are two types of opinions on adding to the crime of illegal use of drugs. Photo: Pham Dong

No criminal prosecution, considering drug users as patients

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The Law and Justice Committee agrees with not adding to the crime of illegal use of drugs because drug users are considered patients.