Anti-Drugs Agency clarifies the number of disabled drug addicts
The National Anti-Drugs Agency (AADK) has clarified that there are only 1,141 persons with disabilities currently undergoing rehabilitation for drug addiction at its facilities as well as in-community.
The figure is significantly lower than a previously reported number of 70,000 disabled drug addicts, which was based on Deputy Home Minister Shamsul Anuar Nasarah's answer in Parliament on Monday...
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