No jail terms for drug addicts [October 20 2010]

The government has introduced new regulations to direct those who are arrested for possessing or using illegal drugs to rehabilitation centres. Earlier when found guilty they faced an imprisonment.

The Director General of the National Dangerous Drugs Control Board K. Gamage told a media conference today instead of putting them behind bars they would be directed to rehabilitation. He said main rehabilitation centres for drug addicts were established in Colombo and Gampaha districts