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Drug addicts should be treated as criminals, Vietnam PM says

Drug addicts should be treated as criminals, Vietnam PM says

Vietnam's Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has called for drug addicts to be classified as criminals under a proposed law revision, arguing the move is essential to curb demand and stem the country's drug issues.
191 addicts flee rehab center in Mekong Delta

191 addicts flee rehab center in Mekong Delta

War veteran opens rehab center to support Saigonese drug addicts

War veteran opens rehab center to support Saigonese drug addicts

Drug addiction sees numbers rising to 28,500 in HCMC

Drug addiction sees numbers rising to 28,500 in HCMC

Over 28,500 people in HCMC are drug addicts, a 4.3 percent increase from late 2020, according to the municipal People's Committee.
November 13, 2021 | 07:30 pm PT
Drug addict kicks his habit, gets his family into the act

Drug addict kicks his habit, gets his family into the act

“Your father is screaming, cursing and threatening to kill you!” Vi Van Thanh just laughed as he stirred some potato stew.
July 4, 2020 | 05:31 am PT
119 inmates escape drug rehab facility in southern Vietnam

119 inmates escape drug rehab facility in southern Vietnam

119 addicts broke out of a drug rehabilitation center in Tien Giang Province Wednesday. Police have caught and returned about half of them.
November 20, 2019 | 10:57 pm PT
22 escaped drug addicts caught in Vietnam

22 escaped drug addicts caught in Vietnam

Of 38 drug addicts who escaped Wednesday night from a Dong Thap rehabilitation center, 22 have been caught.
September 6, 2018 | 07:55 pm PT
Vietnam rehab center inmates say they were tortured

Vietnam rehab center inmates say they were tortured

Inmates of a rehab center in Vietnam claim they were forced to kneel for hours, and thrashed when their backs slumped.
August 12, 2018 | 08:53 pm PT
Saigon's 62-year-old drug warrior: 'Drug addicts are patients, not criminals'

Saigon's 62-year-old drug warrior: 'Drug addicts are patients, not criminals'

This woman is determined to win back drug addicts by love and caring after the death of her son.
October 29, 2017 | 03:17 am PT
One in 10 Vietnamese drug addicts living in Saigon

One in 10 Vietnamese drug addicts living in Saigon

The country's biggest city also accounts for 16 percent of new HIV cases reported nationwide.
August 3, 2017 | 08:04 pm PT
Saigon official claims drug rehab centers are 'fine'

Saigon official claims drug rehab centers are 'fine'

The 10,000 patients undergoing rehab are apparently in good hands, despite recent breakouts.
December 2, 2016 | 04:00 am PT
Over 100 drug addicts escape rehab center in southern Vietnam, again

Over 100 drug addicts escape rehab center in southern Vietnam, again

Two weeks ago, over 500 drug addicts staged a massive breakout at the same center.
November 6, 2016 | 02:42 am PT
Over 500 drug addicts escape from rehabilitation center in southern Vietnam

Over 500 drug addicts escape from rehabilitation center in southern Vietnam

A majority of them remain at large.
October 23, 2016 | 11:07 am PT
 
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