Government announces care for fentanyl addicts with State aid

After the country learned of the death of 30 people due to an overdose of fentanyl mixed with other drugs, the Minister of Justice, Néstor Osuna, reported the actions being taken by the National Government around the consumption of this powerful opioid.

Minister Osuna assured that “they are dead, we must take them seriously and we must see how we ensure that the consumption of fentanyl does not increase or that there is enough information, prevention of damage and safety so that those who have definitely decided to consume it can have the help of the State to save his life.”

The head of Minjusticia pointed out that in recent years traces of fentanyl have been evident in thirty corpses, according to Forensic Medicine data, and in comparison, 23,000 had traces of alcohol. There he made it clear that “that does not mean that we are not worried.”

Likewise, the head of the justice portfolio indicated that the main purpose is that those who are addicts have the opportunity to rehabilitate.

Blu Radio learned that in the Drug Policy report of the Ministry of Justice, more than 30 deaths linked to fentanyl have been recorded. This implies that other drugs such as tusi, cocaine and oxycodone were also found. In addition to this, the Police have detected clandestine laboratories that manufacture synthetic drugs and mix the opioid to make a powerful concoction that puts the life of those who consume it at risk.

A policy from public health

Since October 3, the presentation of the new drug policy of the National Government became official. The text addresses everything from how to avoid illicit crops to how communities that have been affected by drug trafficking should be compensated. However, it is striking that the problem of addiction is taken as a public health issue that must be addressed from the public. According to information from the presidency, there is a new approach “that will give priority to the care of life and the environment, public health and the strengthening of peace.”

In fact, the document addresses the major problems from three pillars, which are: Supporting the comprehensive transition towards licit economies and reducing the vulnerabilities of the territories and populations that depend on and have been affected by the illegal drug market, transforming their economic conditions. , social and cultural. Implement environmental management and climate action measures for the conservation and restoration of areas that have been directly and indirectly affected by the illicit drug economy. Address the consumption of psychoactive substances from a public health and rights approach.

Opioid addiction

Within the framework of the presentation of the drug policy, Minister Osuna referred to the problem caused by sharing needles among addicts to drugs such as heroin or fentanyl. In fact, he highlighted the situation in the city of Cali where he indicates that in the central area of ​​the city there are more than 600 consumers, of which 70% are living on the street. According to the minister, “the Drug Policy that the Government is implementing has a public health strategy for those who consume hallucinogens. “That contains psychosocial and medical support.” The above is in view of the fact that for the minister, addicts to this type of narcotics have been forgotten by public policies.

“I wanted to come here to the Sucre neighborhood of Cali, a neighborhood where there is visibly problematic heroin consumption, because it is the other weak link in the world of drugs, that of the consumers, who are very vulnerable people who have been forgotten.” for public policies,” he stated.

In that order of ideas, it is concluded that although many consumers refuse to recover, that does not change the fact that they need help to avoid death and the spread of diseases such as hepatitis C and HIV. With Infobae

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