Are drug addicts permitted to undergo home rehabilitation

Are drug addicts permitted to undergo home rehabilitation

Pursuant to Clause 2, Article 28 of the Law on Drug Prevention and Control 2021 regulating drug measures:

2. Voluntary rehabilitation shall take place in families, communities or rehabilitation centers; compulsory rehabilitation shall take place in public rehabilitation centers.

And pursuant to Clause 1, Article 30 of this Law, it provides for the definition of voluntary drug addiction in the family and community.

1. Voluntary rehabilitation in families and communities is the process where drug addicts undergo voluntary rehabilitation in their families and communities with professional assistance from rehabilitation service providers, cooperation and support from their families and communities and management of the commune-level People’s Committee.

According to the above provisions, drug addicts can quit at home with the support of organizations and individuals providing services of drug addiction services.

Pursuant to Article 32 of this Law, it is stipulated that the persons subject to administrative handling shall be put into compulsory rehab establishments as follows:

Drug addicts aged 18 or older shall be subject to the administrative penalty of compulsory rehabilitation in rehabilitation centers according to regulations of the Law on Handling Administrative Violations in any of the following cases:

1. They fail to register for, fail to undergo or stop voluntary rehabilitation without permission;

2. They are undergoing voluntary rehabilitation and found to have used a narcotic substance illegally;

3. They are dependent on opioids and fail to register for, fail to undergo or stop opioid substitution therapy without permission or are forced to terminate opioid substitution therapy after committing a violation against regulations on dependence treatment;

4. They relapse while subject to  post-rehabilitation management.

If your child is not required to be placed in a mandatory rehab facility, your child may be able to voluntarily quit at home in Vietnam.

Responsibilities of the drug addict's families in Vietnam

Pursuant to Article 42 of the above Law, the responsibilities of drug addicts' families are as follows:

1. Responsibilities of families of drug addicts:

a) Support drug addicts during rehabilitation, after rehabilitation and in integration into society;

b) Cooperate with competent authorities and persons in formulating documents for imposition of compulsory rehabilitation; cooperate with relevant regulatory bodies, organizations and units in supporting drug addicts during rehabilitation, in post-rehabilitation management and in integration into society.

Best Regards!