Vietnam: Shall people, who are positive with narcotic substances, be brought in rehabilitation centers in Vietnam?

Vietnam: Shall people, who are positive with narcotic substances, be brought in rehabilitation centers in Vietnam?

Pursuant to Article 32 of the Law on Prevention and Control of Narcotic Substances in 2021 stipulating persons subject to administrative penalty of compulsory rehabilitation in rehabilitation centers in Vietnam 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 a person is in one of cases above, he/she shall be brought in rehabilitation centers in Vietnam.

Shall people in Vietnam still be subject to post-rehabilitation management?

Pursuant to Clause 2 and 5, Article 40 of the Law on Prevention and Control of Narcotic Substances in 2021 stipulating post-rehabilitation management in places of residence in Vietnam as follows:

2. Persons having fully served decisions on imposition of administrative penalty of compulsory rehabilitation in rehabilitation centers shall be subject to post-rehabilitation management for 02 years starting from the date on which the decision is fully served.

5. Chairpersons of commune-level People’s Committees have the power to issue decisions on and organize post-rehabilitation management and social assistance.

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