Be the first to comment!OASI provides feedback on the proposed Drug Reform
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The OASI Foundation said that it has been working in the field of addiction for 33 years and has now put forward its “reflections and suggestions” on the proposed Drug Reform.
The feedback for more effective justice for drug victims is provided following a “thorough review of academic research, discussions with the Foundation’s professional employees and feedback from our beneficiaries,” it said.
The OASI Foundation said that it agreed with some of the proposals while providing constructive feedback with the honest intent of improving the system to the benefit of the addicted person, his/her immediate family and society at large.
The Foundation added that it “hopes that this feedback is taken in this light.”
The OASI Foundation stated that it is “not against those persons who use drugs but is never in favour of drug use, cognisant of the negative long-term effects of drug use on the physiology, the mental and social well-being of the persons, especially the frequent users.”
In its feedback conclusion the Foundation said that rehabilitation services do not work alone and in a vacuum, but are part of society and operate in the same society. “The culture of the country has an impact on the services of rehabilitation.”
The Foundation noted that “one has to see the impact that this reform will have, not only on the people who will benefit from it now but also in the future. This reform will have an impact on the services and on the workers who work in this field, both now and even in the future.”
“This reform will have an impact on society in general,” the Foundation said, “so it’s good there is to be holistic and long-term monitoring of the impact of this reform.”
It stressed that “the entire judicial system works when operated by persons who are professional and practice the ethics of their profession.”
“The chain is only as strong as its weakest link,” the Foundation said.
The feedback, which is in Maltese, is available to read in full by clicking here.
