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The Government has recently deferred the amendments to the Drug Dependants (Treatment and Rehabilitation) Bill to the Parliamentary Select Committee on Health and Security after the first reading of the Bill received significant opposition from those who argue that the bill, as it stands, lacks crucial medical oversight in the rehabilitation process. On this episode of #ConsiderThis Melisa Idris speaks to Dr Sangeeth Kaur, Co-Chair, Expert Advisory Group, Drug Treatment & Rehab (East & SEA) United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and Dr Azizan Abdul Aziz, President of the Malaysian Medical Association

Drug dependents need professional help to break the cycle of abuse, not further stigma or harsher punishment.

The issue of substance abuse among teenagers arises as a pressing concern, entwining its influence throughout communities worldwide.

Violent crimes and even gruesome murders committed by individuals under the influence of dangerous drugs are no longer uncommon in M'sia.

The change of punishment for drug abusers and addicts from prison sentences to rehabilitation and treatment programme will materialise this year through the new legislation.

The memoir recalls Hunter's descent into substance abuse and his tortuous path to sobriety.

The Home Ministry will amend the Drug Dependants (Treatment and Rehabilitation) Act 1983 to place drug addicts in National Anti-Drug Agency (AADK) rehabilitation centres instead of prisons.

Scott Weiland, who had acknowledged a long history of substance abuse, was kicked out of Stone Temple Pilots in 2013.

Linawati Adnan shares her realisation of parenting through the eyes of a mental health patient.