BANGKOK, 11 September 2011- Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra presided over the national ‘War on Drugs’ agenda at the government house, addressing Deputy MP, Minister of Defense, Minister of Interior, Minister of Public Health, the Commander in Chief of the Thai Army and Acting Chief of Police as well as other related divisions.
Before the address, the Prime Minister had witnessed the confiscated assets, drugs and other seized property and spoke about those in drug related therapy and the vision of the ‘War on Drugs’ national agenda.
Her address had pointed out the core problems of drugs and referred to them as a national issue. She added that in order to tackle such calamity, all factions should join hands and pitch in to help. The government sector will attempt to eliminate all transnational drug issues and to provide treatment the 400,000 drug addicts as well as eradicating drug sales. The national agenda involves 6 objectives including reducing drug related problems, reducing the number of drug addicts, preventing any re-users, reducing provincial drug exposures and risk, minimizing drug abuse along the border as well as integrating resistance towards drugs.
Furthermore, Ms. Yingluck stressed that full measures would be undertaken for this national agenda and not any sole institution be held responsible. She later thanked fellow citizens and involved officials for their collaboration.
