Chương II Luật Phòng, chống ma túy 2021: Trách nhiệm phòng, chống ma túy

Chapter II

RESPONSIBILITIES FOR PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF NARCOTIC SUBSTANCES

Article 6. Responsibilities of individuals and families

1. Raise the awareness of family members of the harm of narcotic substances and compliance with regulations of law on narcotic substance prevention and control; manage and prevent family members from committing violations against regulations of law on narcotic substance prevention and control.

2. Properly follow indications for use of narcotic drugs, psychotropic drugs, precursor drugs and veterinary drugs containing narcotic substances or precursors from competent persons.

3. Cooperate with competent authorities in fighting against crime and social evils related to narcotic substances; support voluntary rehabilitation at home and in communities, rehabilitation in rehabilitation centers and opioid substitution therapy; monitor and assist persons having completed rehabilitation with integrating into society; and prevent relapse.

4. Promptly provide information on crime and social evils related to narcotic substances and growing of plants containing narcotic substances for the police or competent authorities; participate in removal of plants containing narcotic substances organized by local governments.

Article 7. Responsibilities of state agencies

1. Organize narcotic substance prevention and control in state agencies; prevent officials, public employees and workers under their management and officials and soldiers of the people’s armed force from committing violations against regulations of law on narcotic substance prevention and control; encourage the people to detect, report and fight against crime and social evils related to narcotic substances.

2. Organize implementation of state guidelines and policies on planning and socio - economic development to replace plants containing narcotic substances in areas where plants containing narcotic substances are removed.

Article 8. Responsibilities of educational institutions

1. Organize adoption of educational programs on narcotic substance prevention and control; raise awareness of law on narcotic substance prevention and control of their students; properly manage and prevent their students from committing violations against regulations of law on narcotic substance prevention and control.

2. Cooperate with families, regulatory bodies, organizations and local government in managing and educating their students on narcotic substance prevention and control.

3. Cooperate with competent persons, organizations and authorities in organizing testing for narcotic substance in body where necessary to detect students using narcotic substances illegally.

Article 9. Responsibilities of news agencies

Cooperate with relevant regulatory bodies and organizations in disseminating guidelines, policies and law on narcotic substance prevention and control.

Article 10. Responsibilities of Vietnam Fatherland Front, member organizations thereof and other organizations

1. Organize and cooperate with competent authorities in dissemination of knowledge and law on narcotic substance prevention and control among people; encourage people to prevent and control narcotic substances and join narcotic substance prevention and control movements.

2. Prevent workers of their organizations and all citizens from committing violations against regulations of law on narcotic substance prevention and control.

3. Cooperate with local governments at all levels and competent authorities in encouraging drug addicts to undergo rehabilitation and/or receive opioid substitution therapy; provide education, vocational training, employment opportunities and assistance for persons having completed rehabilitation to integrate into society; and prevent relapse.

Article 11. Drug-related crime preventing authorities

1. Drug-related crime preventing authorities include:

a) Drug-related crime preventing authorities affiliated to the police;

b) Drug-related crime preventing authorities affiliated to the Border Guard, Vietnam Coast Guard and customs authorities.

2. Within their competence, drug-related crime preventing authorities affiliated to the police shall take charge and cooperate with relevant regulatory bodies and organizations in preventing and fighting against crime related to narcotic substances.

3. Within their competence, drug-related crime preventing authorities affiliated to the Border Guard, Vietnam Coast Guard and customs authorities shall take charge and cooperate with the police and other relevant regulatory bodies and organizations in preventing and fighting against crime related to narcotic substances in areas under their management.

4. In any locality, the first authority to detect a violation against regulations of law related to the duties and powers of multiple authorities in the locality shall handle the violation within its competence as per the law; and hand over persons involved in violations beyond its competence and documents and exhibits thereof to the competent authority for handling.

5. The Government shall provide for the cooperation between drug-related crime preventing authorities.