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Muhyiddin: Drug abusers are mostly young people

Home Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin is pictured at Parliament April 9, 2019. — Picture by Hari Anggara

He said most of them were youths, and if not curbed, would result in the country losing the young workforce. Also present were Home Ministry secretary-general Datuk Seri Alwi Ibrahim and AADK director-general Datuk Seri Zulkifli Abdullah. “From January to December last year, methamphetamine such as syabu and ecstasy pills were the most abused, at 61.9 per cent compared to other types of drugs, followed by heroin, at 23.3 per cent.Muhyiddin said the role of family members was vital to prevent drug abuse among the young people.

 

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