L’ONU soutient la réforme de la politique des drogues au Myanmar alors que la culture de pavot à opium augmente

L’ONUDC recommande que le gouvernement du Myanmar adopte une approche fondée sur des preuves scientifiques et centrée sur la santé publique pour sa législation sur les drogues, en appliquant des stratégies pragmatiques visant à réduire les effets négatifs de l’usage de drogues. Pour en savoir plus, en anglais, veuillez lire les informations ci-dessous.

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By James Bunn

The Myanmar government is receiving support from the UN to develop a new national drug policy, as the rates of opium cultivation continues to rise in the country.

Myanmar’s drug policy is currently governed by the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Law (1993). Under this legislation, people who use drugs face three years imprisonment if they fail to register their narcotic use. It is mandatory for all people who are registered as using drugs to attend so-called “drug rehabilitation” centres. These facilities are run by private non-governmental organisations, implementing unregulated treatment methods.

The government is also in the process of implementing a large-scale 20-year poppy eradication programme, which was launched in 1999.

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