'We realised we needed a new approach': government and law enforcement perspectives on the implementation and future of the drug decriminalisation policy in Vietnam - Luong HT, Hoang DDLT, Le LTQ, Hoang DTA, Vu SLMT, Tran VPHQ, Thomson N.

In 2009, Vietnam officially decriminalised drug use through amendments to the criminal law. The amendments outlined explicitly that illicit drug use would be seen as an administrative violation, but not a criminal offence. This legal transition has not bee...
Source: SafetyLit - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news