THE government has long been proposing rehabilitation for all drug users at medical facilities rather than putting them in jail. But like many noble and sensible ideas in this nation, this proposal has yet to be realized. Jails are becoming more crowded every day, while the number of drug users continues to rise.

According to the National Narcotics Agency (BNN), between 2017 and 2019 there was an increase in the number of drug users from 3.3 mil