Law Minister K. Shanmugam has responded to perceptions that national swimmers Joseph Schooling and Amanda Lim
The minister also reiterated the Government's position, which is to treat"pure drug abusers as persons who really need help".
"This is in contrast to how we treat pure drug abusers, who haven't committed any other offence. Since 2019, our approach is to treat such pure drug abusers, as persons who really need help. They will not be imprisoned or have a criminal record . "Our approach: People might have taken drugs, years ago, or months ago. We don't send people to DRC, or even give warnings, in the absence of current drug-taking / positive test."
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