Liew: Focus on social health aspect of drug menace, not just punitive measures


KUALA LUMPUR: Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Law) Datuk Liew Vui Keong has proposed that the use of drugs should be examined more from the social health aspect, rather than the punitive aspect.

Liew said he had proposed this to the Cabinet Committee on Eradicating the Drug Menace (Jawatankuasa Cabinet Membenteras Gejala Dadah) meeting chaired by the Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail in Putrajaya on Thursday (Jan 17).

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