Drug addiction – treatment RM300 per month, rehab RM3.5k per day

Treating drug addiction is far cheaper and effective than throwing a person behind bars, according to Prof Dr Mohamad Hussain Habil (photo, above).

The dean of Mahsa Universiti's Medical Department said the government currently spends RM3,500 per day for each addict at Pusat Serenti rehabilitation centres - but almost 95 percent of them suffer from relapse...