New Act will help substance addicts obtain treatment from AADK, says DG


AADK director-general Sutekno Ahmad Belon at the agency's Hari Raya event on Friday (May 19). - Photo: Bernama

KAJANG: A new Act related to drug and substance abuse that will be drafted will enable those addicted to substances other than drugs to undergo treatment and rehabilitation under the National Anti-Drug Agency (AADK), says Sutekno Ahmad Belon.

The AADK director-general said currently treatment and rehabilitation for non-drug addicts, including those addicted to ketum leaves, were not under the agency’s jurisdiction.

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