Compulsory drug detox facilities to be replaced by voluntary treatment
Compulsory drug detoxification facilities will be gradually closed, to be replaced by voluntary treatment under a plan freshly approved by the Prime Minister.
According to the plan, the number of compulsory detox centres will be reduced to 71 as of 2020 with a total capacity of 20,000 patients. Meanwhile, 52 facilities will be converted to offer voluntary detox treatment.
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At least 30 more detox centres will be set up using private funding, with the aim of raising the combined treatment capacity of all detox centres to 200,000, or 80% of the drug addicts on record.
The plan also sets the goal of providing 100% of staff at detox centres with professional training.
In the long term, the plan hopes to reduce by half the capacity of compulsory detox centre by 2030.
