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Drug abuse not only harms personal health, it also leads to increased
crime rates and decreased national competitiveness. Since this problem
has proliferated, nations around the world have sought to eradicate illegal
drug use, yet the relapse rate of drug offenders released from prisons is
90%.
As the types of drugs and sources of new illegal drugs from foreign
sources increase, drug-abuse prevention efforts become more complex.
In order to reduce drug harms, the government must work with families,
schools and the private sector to devise comprehensive and efficient anti-
drug strategies.
The Executive Yuan held its first Anti-drug Assembly in 2006 to
redirect its strategy from “Cut-off Supply, Reduce Demand” to “Prioritize
Reducing Demand, and Suppress Supply and Demand in a Balanced
Manner.” To promote drug prevention initiatives in all districts, drug
abuse prevention centers have been set up by each city and county
government.
The central drug preventative tasks are categorized into 5 areas:
supervising drug prevention, drug rehabilitation, drug rejection,
collaborative law enforcement and international collaboration in order to
eradicate drug harms.
In terms of drug rehabilitation, cooperation among departments
facilitates execution of central policies to strengthen rehabilitation
facilities and medical services in order to reduce demand. Drug rejection
strategies involve central and local governments’ enhanced tracking
and counseling mechanisms using highly efficient communication and
functional networks. Collaborative law enforcement helps keep drugs
out of the country by intercepting them at ports and across Taiwan.
Investigations are coordinated with China and other nations, and customs
searches and border investigations have been strengthened.
Supervising drug prevention involves continuous improvement of
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crime rates and decreased national competitiveness. Since this problem
has proliferated, nations around the world have sought to eradicate illegal
drug use, yet the relapse rate of drug offenders released from prisons is
90%.
As the types of drugs and sources of new illegal drugs from foreign
sources increase, drug-abuse prevention efforts become more complex.
In order to reduce drug harms, the government must work with families,
schools and the private sector to devise comprehensive and efficient anti-
drug strategies.
The Executive Yuan held its first Anti-drug Assembly in 2006 to
redirect its strategy from “Cut-off Supply, Reduce Demand” to “Prioritize
Reducing Demand, and Suppress Supply and Demand in a Balanced
Manner.” To promote drug prevention initiatives in all districts, drug
abuse prevention centers have been set up by each city and county
government.
The central drug preventative tasks are categorized into 5 areas:
supervising drug prevention, drug rehabilitation, drug rejection,
collaborative law enforcement and international collaboration in order to
eradicate drug harms.
In terms of drug rehabilitation, cooperation among departments
facilitates execution of central policies to strengthen rehabilitation
facilities and medical services in order to reduce demand. Drug rejection
strategies involve central and local governments’ enhanced tracking
and counseling mechanisms using highly efficient communication and
functional networks. Collaborative law enforcement helps keep drugs
out of the country by intercepting them at ports and across Taiwan.
Investigations are coordinated with China and other nations, and customs
searches and border investigations have been strengthened.
Supervising drug prevention involves continuous improvement of
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