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3 Months Timeline for Drug Policy Reforms

Professor Dr Vicknasingam Kasinather, Centre for Drug Research, Universiti Sains Malaysia

12-Jul-23 07:30

3 Months Timeline for Drug Policy Reforms

Deputy Prime Minister Dato’ Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi has given a three-month timeline for the Ministry of Home Affairs and the National Anti-Drug Agency (NADA) to effectively address the drug abuse problem affecting almost a million Malaysians. We speak with Professor Dr. Vicknasingam Kasinather, Centre for Drug Research, Universiti Sains Malaysia to gets his insights on how NADA, the Police and Ministry of Health have been working to tackle the problem.

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Produced by: Mark Tan

Presented by: Mark Tan, Shazana Mokhtar, Wong Shou Ning


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