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Nearly 53,000 drug users receive Methadone treatment to cure addiction

Nearly 53,000 drug users in Vietnam has received Methadone treatment to cure their addiction since the treatment was first piloted in Ho Chi Minh City and Hai Phong in April 2008.

New narcotic lure young people

 VietNamNet Bridge – Medics and police are seeing an increase in illegal drug use countrywide – and are warning users of the potential dangers associated with narcotics.

Number of drug users in Vietnam reaches 200,000

 By the end of September 2014, Vietnam had more than 204,000 drug addicts, four times higher than the figure reported two decades ago.

Woman steps up in fight to tackle drugs

 VietNamNet Bridge – Since for Le Thi Nga "to live is to give," she thought nothing about joining the neighbourhood watch in her fourth quarter in District 1's Cau Kho Ward in 2009.

New law hinders rehab efforts

 Certain provisions in a new law on administrative violations that took effect ast July is causing difficulties in running rehabilitation centres for drug addicts and providing community-based treatment.