Mid-2023 Rehabilitation Of 500 Users, Central Kalimantan BNNP: Victims Treated Don't Get Imprisoned Except For Dealer Networks

Illustration of the National Narcotics Agency (BNN). (Between)

SOUTH KALIMANTAN - The Provincial National Narcotics Agency (BNNP) of South Kalimantan (Kalsel) rehabilitated 500 victims of drug abuse until mid-2023.

Head of South Kalimantan BNNP Eradication Kombes Pol Totok Lisdiarto said the number of people being rehabilitated was both outpatient and hospitalized.

"Starting from January-June 2023, the figure will reach 500 people, which we are trying to cure and spread across all regencies/cities in South Kalimantan," he said in Banjarmasin, South Kalimantan, Monday, June 26, which was confiscated by Antara.

For inpatients for the rehabilitation of drug addicts, he continued, BNN collaborated with the Sambang Lihum Hospital owned by the South Kalimantan Provincial Government.

Totok added that there were also users who took the initiative to undergo inpatient rehabilitation at their own expense at the Lido Rehabilitation Center owned by BNN in West Java, the BNN's Red Land Rehabilitation Center in East Kalimantan, and the Makassar Bad Economy Center.

According to him, the most victims were amphetamine (shabu) users. He stated that efforts to cure victims of drug abuse were the BNN's commitment in addition to prevention.

"In principle, we treat the victim until he recovers, not to be imprisoned, except for a network of dealers, so strict law enforcement is enforced with maximum punishment," he said.

Totok representing the Head of the South Kalimantan BNNP Brigadier General Wisnu Andayana led the Commemoration of the 2023 International Anti Narcotics Day (HANI) which was held at the Bhayangkari Hall, Mathilda Batlayeri, South Kalimantan Police.

On that occasion, the South Kalimantan BNNP handed over the winning prizes for a number of student-level competitions which were held in the HANI 2023 series, such as the group's vocal competition won by MAN 2 Banjarmasin and the poetry reading competition won by Alifia Nur Azkia from MAN 1 Amuntai.

Totok said that young people were deliberately partnered with BNN in an anti-narcotic campaign because the younger generation was the most vulnerable to being targeted by the dealer network market.

"If since teenagers understand that narcotics are dangerous and must be avoided, then we are optimistic that they will not be tempted until they grow up," he said.