Drug dependence treatment in Thailand: Progress against persistent concerns (Briefing Paper)

In 2016, the Kingdom of Thailand formally decided to re-allocate responsibility for drug dependence treatment from the Ministry of Justice to the Ministry of Public Health by the end of 2018.

This paper offers a brief analysis of these two challenges in light of current policies and practices, along with recommendations for overcoming them to ensure the implementation of a drug treatment system that can result in improved health and human rights outcomes for people who use drugs and people dependent on drugs.