Dzulkelfy said the ministry supports Persatuan Pengasih in its efforts to help drug addicts, citing the centre’s adoption of the biopsychosocial spiritual approach as an exemplary model.
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It was reported that the number of drug addicts had increased by 27% in the first six months of last year to 118,820 from 93,534 reported in the same period in 2022.National anti-drugs agency director-general Sutekno Ahmad Belon said this upward trend is worrying as more than half of the cases involved youths and teenagers.* Follow us on Instagram and join our Telegram and/or WhatsApp channel for the latest news you don't want to miss.