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Pro t on o Drug Use nPro t on o Drug Use n

rugrug op umop um asas eeneen useuse nn n ones an ones a s nces nce utcutccolonialismcolonialism eraera.. ToTo preventprevent thethe effecteffect ofof thethe drugdrug use,use, thethe DutchDutchcolonialcolonial enactedenacted lawlaw inin 1 21 2 ..

InIn 19491949,, thethe RepublicRepublic ofof IndonesiaIndonesia enactedenacted lawlaw relatedrelated toto

prohibitionprohibition ofof production,production, useuse andand distributiondistribution ofof dangerousdangerousrugrug..

DueDue toto preventprevent thethe illicitillicit traffictraffic ofof drugdrug (smuggler)(smuggler) andand,,

99//19761976 aboutabout NarcoticsNarcotics..

ToTo reventrevent thethe increasinincreasin inin drudru use,use, thethe overnmentovernment revisedrevised

thethe lawlaw nono 99//19761976 toto bebe lawlaw nono 2222//19971997 aboutabout NarcoticsNarcotics andand lawlaw

nono 55//19971997 aboutabout PsPsyycotropiccotropicss.. ormerormer res entres ent egawategawat ssuessue aa ecreeecree nn 20022002 anan

establishedestablished thethe NationalNational NarcoticsNarcotics BoardBoard (BNN)(BNN) asas ananim lementinim lementin a enca enc toto warwar onon drudru ..

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NARCOTICS AND PSICOTROPICS CASESREPORTED IN INDONESIA, 1997 - 2008

10000

12000

6000

8000

ses Narcotics

4000

Ca Psicotropics

0

Year

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DrugUsersandRehabilitationinIndonesia

Morethan2milliondrugusersonregularbases(0,8%of o ulation)

About40,000peopleareinjailwithnoaccess 33drugrehabilitationcenterforeach1,000

peoplecapacitywhicharebellowminimumstandard mostl in Jawa

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Lostgeneration:addicthealthwillgetting

worse(vulnerable) Culturally:socialdeviation

Economic y: essan or ecreasingoproductivity,consumptionincreased Politically:addingthestateburdentomanage

.

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ore gn ega ra ers smugg ers ong ong, na

andAfricanconnection)useverysophisticatedwaysinim ortin ille al rohibiteddru saswellasinternational/regional/localsyndicatesanditsdistribution

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rug

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an

useduetothelargeofpopulationmainlyintheurbanareas

Jailsecuritysystemisweak,andpunishmentbasedpolicy(nottreatmentforrehabilitation).

Lackofstatebudgettosupporttheeffortsofwarondrug.

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SHOULD DRUG USE BE DECRIMINALISED?SHOULD DRUG USE BE DECRIMINALISED?

CriminalisationCriminalisation ofof drugdrug usersusers areare notnot humanhuman treatment,treatment, butbut allowingallowingthemthem freefree toto useuse drugdrug willwill bebe veryvery dangerousdangerous forfor thethe futurefuture generationgeneration..

reenreen g tg t t et e opportun tyopportun ty toto ee ecr m na seecr m na se oo rugrug useuse:: memomemo

fromfrom IndonesianIndonesian SupremeSupreme CourtCourt statedstated aa relatedrelated missionmission (not(not toto sendsend

drudru useruser toto risonrison butbut toto rehabilitationrehabilitation centercenter forfor treatmenttreatment.. ItIt isis alsoalso

inlineinline withwith lawlaw nono 2222//19971997 onon narcotic,narcotic, articelsarticels 4545,, 4646,, 4747,, 4848))..

IllegalIllegal drugdrug traderstraders (smugglers)(smugglers) andand distributorsdistributors mustmust bebe tiedlytiedly

controlledcontrolled andand punishedpunished asas directeddirected byby narcoticnarcotic lawlaw ObstacleObstacle:: forfor thethe timetime beeing,beeing, governmentgovernment andand peoplepeople ofof IndonesiaIndonesia willwill

,, ,,

amongamong othersothers asas followsfollows::

TheThe relatedrelated lawlaw mustmust bebe im lementedim lemented lawlaw nono 2222//19971997 artart.. 8585,, 8686 ;;

ThereThere areare anyany apprehensionapprehension toto havehave moremore drugdrug useruserss andand increaseincrease

numbernumber ofof drugdrug addictsaddicts IfIf drugsdrugs easilyeasily toto buy,buy, thethe usersusers (including(including

teenagersteenagers/potensial/potensial futurefuture generation)generation) willwill increaseincrease..

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Publicadvocytorevisetherelatedlaw/regulationby

supportingthe

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Supreme

Court

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Tosupport socialmovement towarondrug(education,(includingreligiousleaders),governmentandparliamentarian.

Toim rovethe ualit and uantit ofdru rehabilitationcenter.

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InternationalCommunitySupport:Urgent

Internationalaidtodevelopandstandardizingthedru rehabilitationcenter

Regionalandinternationalcooperationtowar

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