Fight early and from afar to reduce the harmful effects of drugs

(TN&MT) - On the morning of November 8, at the National Assembly House, continuing the 8th Session, the National Assembly listened to the Report and the Verification Report on the investment policy of the National Target Program on Drug Prevention and Control to 2030. Vice Chairwoman of the National Assembly Nguyen Thi Thanh chaired the meeting.

Prevention and early and long-term fight to reduce supply, demand and harm of drugs

Presenting the Report at the meeting, Deputy Prime Minister Le Thanh Long said that the drug situation in the world, the region and neighboring countries is increasingly complicated and serious, directly affecting and increasing the risk and pressure on drug prevention and control work in our country. The drug situation in the country is very complicated and unpredictable with the number of cases, subjects and seized drug evidence tending to increase over the years. The number of drug addicts and illegal drug users is still very high, occurring in all groups, ages and localities. The number of communes, wards and towns with drug abuse nationwide has not decreased and accounts for the majority (83.7%).

Deputy Prime Minister Le Thanh Long presented the Proposal.

The program aims to continue and promote the achievements and results of the Drug Prevention and Control Program for the period of 2021-2025 in terms of leadership and direction; prevention and propaganda; combating drug-related crimes; drug addiction treatment, management of addicts, illegal drug users and post-treatment management, continuing to implement the contents that the Drug Prevention and Control Program for the period of 2021-2025 has not completed. Focus on resolving and overcoming shortcomings, limitations and urgent issues in drug prevention and control, requiring national public investment in the fields of reducing supply, reducing demand and reducing the harm of drugs. Implement the Directives, Resolutions and directions of the Party, the National Assembly and the Government on drug prevention and control, making an important contribution to the implementation of strategic goals, planning and socio-economic development plans of the country.

The Deputy Prime Minister said that the agency in charge of managing the Program is the Ministry of Public Security. The agencies and units coordinating and implementing the Program include the Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs; Ministry of Health; Ministry of National Defense; Ministry of Finance; Ministry of Planning and Investment; Ministry of Information and Communications; Ministry of Education and Training; Ministry of Justice; Ministry of Industry and Trade; Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development; Vietnam General Confederation of Labor and related ministries and agencies; Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front and socio-political organizations; People's Committees of provinces and centrally run cities.

The Program will be implemented nationwide from 2025 to the end of 2030. In 2025, activities will be carried out to develop policy mechanisms, a system of documents and guidance documents for implementing the Program's tasks, a system for monitoring and evaluating the implementation of the Program; training and improving the capacity of Program management staff. Phase 2026-2030: synchronously and comprehensively implement the goals and tasks set out by 2030. The total capital for implementing the Program is 22,450.194 billion VND.

Overview of the meeting

Deputy Prime Minister Le Thanh Long emphasized that the overall goal of the Program is to promote the combined strength of the political system and the entire population to control, prevent and repel drug crimes and evils; aiming to reduce supply, reduce demand and reduce the harmful effects of drugs. Organize the prevention and combat of drug-related crimes early and from afar; do not let Vietnam become a production, transit and consumption area of ​​drugs; promote the application of science and technology, advanced equipment in the fight against drug crimes. Ensure facilities, human resources, improve the quality and effectiveness of drug addiction treatment and rehabilitation; support medical and psychological interventions, legal aid for drug addicts, illegal drug users, people participating in drug addiction treatment, people after drug addiction treatment, and violators of drug laws who are eligible for legal aid. Gradually and sustainably reduce the number of drug addicts and illegal drug users; Contribute to better care and protection of human rights; build a safe and healthy social environment, effectively serving the cause of economic and social development of the country.

Ensure feasibility in the management mechanism and organization of the Program implementation.

Reviewing this content, Chairwoman of the Social Committee Nguyen Thuy Anh said that the Social Committee, the Ethnic Council and the Committees of the National Assembly highly agreed with the necessity of submitting to the National Assembly for approval the investment policy of the Program with the political basis, legal basis and practical basis stated in the Submission. The Program dossier was prepared by the Government seriously, elaborately, in accordance with the process and procedures, basically meeting the provisions of the Law on Public Investment. The objectives, criteria, development and appraisal of the investment policy of the Program, and meeting the conditions for deciding on the investment policy of the Program comply with the provisions of the Law on Public Investment and relevant laws.

According to the Chairman of the Social Committee, the name and implementation time of the Program as proposed by the Government are appropriate. Spending 2025 preparing the legal framework, mechanisms for direction, coordination, operation, preparation of investment resources, criteria and methods for management, monitoring and evaluation of the Program's implementation is necessary to ensure synchronous, comprehensive and effective implementation in the period of 2026 - 2030.

Chairwoman of the Social Committee Nguyen Thuy Anh presented the Inspection Report.

The Program sets out general goals, specific goals, 20 targets, and implementation nationwide, which are basically consistent with the key and urgent tasks of drug prevention and control in the coming time. However, the Social Committee recommends that the Agency in charge of developing the Program continue to review the regulations on general goals to ensure comprehensiveness, comprehensiveness, and close combination between prevention and control, between supply reduction, demand reduction, and drug harm reduction, as a basis for stipulating specific goals. Ensure logical connection between the goals and targets of the Program with the goals, targets and tasks, solutions, content, and activities in the component projects; ensure that the set goals and targets are feasible, effective, and non-overlapping. Continue to evaluate and review the goals and targets that are close to the key tasks and the ability of investment capital to implement the projects.

Evaluating 09 component projects and 06 sub-projects of the Program as basically consistent with the key activities in drug prevention and control during the Program implementation period, the Chairman of the Social Committee proposed that the Government continue to make in-depth and comprehensive assessments, highlighting the effectiveness in reducing social evils, especially among young people; improving health, job creation efficiency and sustainable poverty reduction; ensuring national defense, security and sustainability of the Program.

To ensure timely capital and effective implementation of the Program, the Chairman of the Social Committee requested the Agency in charge of developing the Program to clarify the regulations on: principles, criteria, and norms for allocating central budget capital, the proportion of local budgets to implement the Program; capital allocation plan, focusing on capital investment, avoiding dispersion and waste, having a plan to phase in appropriate infrastructure investment in order of priority for difficult and key areas; not using Program capital to spend on activities under state management tasks that have been allocated from the state budget for regular expenditure; ensuring feasibility in terms of time and tasks for implementing the Program.

Delegates at the meeting

Regarding the agencies and units implementing the Program, the Social Committee basically agreed with the Report, accordingly, the Program has assigned 08 ministries and branches to preside over the implementation and the Ministry of Public Security to host the Program, the People's Committee and relevant agencies to participate in the implementation.

The Social Committee believes that in order for drug prevention and control to be effective, the entire political system and the people need to be involved. Therefore, it is recommended to study additional tasks and funding, and strengthen the role of the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front and socio-political organizations, especially the Women's Union at all levels, in drug prevention and control.

Regarding the management, organization and specific mechanisms for implementing the Program, the Chairman of the Social Committee stated that assigning the Government to issue the management, organization and specific mechanisms for implementing the Program as in the draft Resolution is basically appropriate and ensures feasibility. To overcome the difficulties encountered in implementing the National Target Programs in the past, the Social Committee requested the Agency in charge of developing the Program to continue researching and reviewing the management and organization mechanisms for implementing the Program to ensure feasibility; research and determine carefully the content and implementation time of the specific mechanisms and policies to implement the Program and demonstrate the authority to issue them in the draft Resolution of the National Assembly.

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