HANOI, April 18 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam has registered more than 10,000 new drug addicts since 2015, according to the Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA) on Tuesday.
Minister of MoLISA Dao Ngoc Dung was quoted by the Vietnam Economy online newspaper as saying that currently Vietnam has 210,751 drug addicts, 10,617 more than the number in 2015.
Most cases are addicted to synthetic drugs with symptoms of mental disorders, and nearly 4 percent of them having criminal records, said Dung.
Drug detoxification activities have not yet brought positive treatment results due to the lack of modern facilities and equipment, as well as limited qualification of consultants, the minister said.
In recent years, drug addicts have been reportedly smashing rehabilitation centers to get out, causing social insecurity particularly in areas of southern Dong Nai, Ba Ria-Vung Tau and Tay Ninh provinces.
