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More and more young people are turning to drug addiction in both Ho Chi Minh City and Da Nang city.

Several recent large drug seizures in Ho Chi Minh City have raised concerns over the extent of drug crimes in the southern economic hub, and the local administration is fighting back.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has instructed relevant ministries and agencies to improve the efficiency of a programme to treat drug addiction by methadone therapy.

Drug addiction among young people has remained high and is the main cause of crimes among them, with half of young addicts having committed crimes, according to the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA).

Malaysia has begun a new drug rehabilitation programme which is expected to bring about better outcomes and reduce the rate of re-addiction.

There has been a sharp year-on-year increase in the number of people suffering from serious mental illnesses, according to a senior official of the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA).

Local authorities say that the number of ethnic minority juveniles engaging in drug trafficking at the Vietnamese-Lao border in the central province of Quang Tri has increased sharply over the last five years.

Vietnam will strength integrating HIV and drug addiction treatment toward the 90-90-90 targets.

Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam hoped that the National AIDS Control Organization of India will make it easy for Vietnam to learn about its buprenorphine treatment programme and access low-priced buprenorphine in India.

The Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs held a conference on treatment on drug abuse and addiction in northern Thai Nguyen province on March 15.

The United Nations pledges to work with the Government of Vietnam to take care of and protect local children, particularly those with disabilities.

The Vietnamese Government has presented a batch of medicine for treatment of drug addiction worth 3 billion VND (133,530 USD) to Cambodia, aiming to support the country in its fight against drug.