Ubat batuk 'dadah murah'

February 25, 2015

KETAGIH ... Ubat batuk dan selsema dikenal pasti sebagai 'dada murah' yang menjadi tumpuan penagih dadah kurang berkemampuan.

KUCHING: Ubat batuk dan selesema dikenalpasti sebagai 'dadah murah' yang menjadi tumpuan penagih dadah daripada kalangan orang kurang berkemampuan.

Pengerusi Dadah Malaysia (PEMADAM) Sarawak Datuk Haji Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah mendedah perkara itu kerana, pengambilan dan pembelian kedua-dua ubat berkenaan dilakukan tanpa pengawasan yang ketat.

"Kedua-dua ubat ini boleh didapati dengan mudah di kedai-kedai ubat dan farmasi.

Orang kurang berkemampuan yang menjadi penagih tetapi tidak mampu membeli dadah seperti syabu, ganja, heroin sebagainya akan membeli ubat batuk dan selesema itu bagi melepaskan rasa ketagih.

"Ini kerana pengambilan ubat batuk dan selesema yang berlebihan boleh menyebabkan individu berkenaan berkhayal, seterusnya ketagih," tegasnya ketika dalam sidan media di sini, hari ini.

Menurut Karim, mestipun, 'keseronokkan dadah murah' tersebut agak kurang berbanding dadah lain, namun ia menjadi sumber dadah utama kepada penagih kurang berkemampuan.

"Sebenarnya, undang-undang memang dikenakan terhadap penjualan kedua-dua ubat berkenaan di pusat-pusat farmasi dan kedai ubat, namun ia tidak tegas dan terdapat juga pusat mengabaikan undang-undang berkenaan," jelasnya.

Sarawak among lowest states in drugs cases

February 25, 2015

KUCHING: Sarawak is one of the states in the country with the lowest drug cases, revealed State Narcotics Investigation Department head Supt Lukas Aket.

"In Sarawak, we are third or fourth lowest in drug cases, with Perlis the lowest. States with the highest cases are Selangor, Penang and Johor," he said told a press conference after attending a meeting organised by the National Association for the Prevention of Drugs (PEMADAM) at Imperial Hotel here, yesterday.

State PEMADAM chairman Datuk Haji Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah, who is also Assistant Minister of Housing, also attended the meeting.

Lukas said 5,237 cases of arrest for drug offences were made in Sarawak last year.

"We are aware of the changing trend of drugs from the more traditional drugs to designer drugs," he said.

Meanwhile during the meeting, Abdul Karim said the state PEMADAM had a 5-year strategic action plan to combat drug abuse in Sarawak.

"We will try to reach out to schools, institution of higher leaning, and also to parents.

Hapuskan dadah siber

February 25, 2015

PERANGI DADAH: Abdul Karim (dua kiri) menerima dokumen terima tugas daripada Sharifah Mordiah pada majlis tersebut.

KUCHING: Media sosial seperti Facebook (FB) didapati sebagai saluran terbaharu untuk menjual dan membeli dadah di Sarawak.

Menteri Muda Pembangunan Belia Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah berkata, kegiatan yang menyalahgunakan teknologi itu perlu dibanteras sebelum semakin parah dan menular dalam kalangan masyarakat.

“Kita mendapati ada indiividu yang menggunakan FB sebagai saluran menjual dan mendapatkan dadah.

“Tetapi setakat ini, ia belum di tahap bermaharajalela lagi kerana polis memantau rapi kegiatan tersebut,” ujarnya pada sidang media selepas majlis serah terima tugas Pengerusi Persatuan Mencegah Dadah Malaysia (PEMADAM) di sini, semalam.

Majlis itu menyaksikan Abdul Karim tampil sebagai Pengerusi PEMADAM Sarawak baharu bagi menggantikan Datuk Sharifah Mordiah Tuanku Fauzi yang telah menyandang jawatan itu hampir 30 tahun.

Turut hadir, Ketua Jabatan Siasatan Jenayah Narkotik (JSJN) Sarawak Superintenden Lucas Aket dan Pengarah Agensi Anti Dadah Kebangsaan (AADK) Sarawak Wan Madihi Wan Salleh.

Abdul Karim turut menyeru sesiapa yang mempunyai maklumat mengenai aktiviti haram itu agar menghubungi pihak berkuasa.

Regulate sale of ‘poor man’s drugs’ to prevent abuse

February 25, 2015

Karim receives his official letter as Pemadam state chair from his predecessor Datuk Sharifah Mordiah Tuanku Fauzi. Lukas is at left while AADK state director Wan Madihi Wan Salleh is at third left.

KUCHING: The sale of ‘poor man’s drugs’ need to be regulated to prevent their abuse.

Newly-elected Malaysian Drug Prevention Association (Pemadam) state chair Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah said this is because such substances are cheaper and easier to access than designer drugs.

“The government is actually looking at ways to control substance abuse. Other common forms of substance abuse are glue sniffing, which is quite rampant in Sarawak,” the Assistant Minister of Youth Development (Urban Areas) told reporters yesterday.

“I am not pointing fingers, but drug stores or pharmacies should not sell these substances (such as Nospan and cough medicine) to anyone without a doctor’s diagnosis letter or sell it in a very large quantity.”

Nospan (dextromethorphan HBr) and cough medicines, which contain codeine or promethazine, are widely sold at pharmacies, but can cause hallucinations if abused through excessive use.

Through the abuse of these substances, users are more likely to progress to an advanced stage of drug experimentation and addiction on designer drugs such as ecstasy, syabu, methamphetamine and Erimin-5.

Karim pointed out that the enactment of such regulations comes under the federal government.

Kes dadah di Sarawak pemadu mimit di Malaysia

February 25, 2015

KUCHING: Ulah salah guna dadah di Sarawak entara ke pengabis mimit dibanding enggau menua bukai di Malaysia.

Kepala Opis Narkotik, Polis Diraja Malaysia (PDRM) Supt Lukas Aket madah, Sarawak entara menua ke pengabis mimit betapi enggau penanggul makai dadah, iya nya ba tangga lumur tiga ari baruh di Malaysia.

Di Malaysia ku iya, menua ke pengabis mayuh, iya nya Selangor, Pulau Pinang enggau Johor.

“Sarawak ba tangga lumur tiga pengabis baruh dibanding enggau menua bukai di semenanjung. Enti nitih statistik sida ke ditangkap ketegal kes dadah dalam taun 2014, urung 5,237 iku ke lalu dirintai ari baruh bekal, ngempu sereta peresa ai kemi.

“Tang enti dibanding enggau pemayuh dalam taun 2013, penyampau ke ditangkap manggai 4,248 iku. Enti diperatika taun 2013 enggau 2014, taun 2014 bisi nambah,” ku Lukas seraya madahka bengkah dadah ke seruran dikena, iya nya bepanggai ba trend dadah maya nya tang diatu mayuh ke makai ‘Designer’s Drug’ (DD) baka Syabu, Ecstasy, Eramin 5 sereta sekeda bansa DD bukai.

Ari statistik ejensi Anti-Dadah Kebangsaan (AADK), Direktor opis nya, Wan Madehi madahka ti dijaga AADK diatu bisi 614 iti kes baruh Seksyen 61 (B) enggau 38 (B), lalu ari pemayuh nya, 175 iti kes dijaga di CCRC Kuching, 227 iti kes baruh Seksyen Dikemata lalu laluh nya, 122 iti kes asil ditangkap polis Narkotik baruh Seksyen 28(B).

Sebedau nya, ba atur pengawa Aum Khas Komiti Pengatur PEMADAM Menua Sarawak beserimbai enggau ‘Jasamu Dikenang ke ex-chairman PEMADAM Menua Sarawak, Datuk Hajah Sharifah Mordiah Tuanku Fauzi’ bela digulu Menteri Muda Pemansang Nembiak (Nengeri) Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah, ti dipilih nyadi Chairman PEMADAM Nengeri Sarawak nganti endur Sharifah Mordiah ke udah 28 taun lebih mangku pengawa nya, ba sebengkah atur pengawa ti digaga di sebuah hotel ditu, kemari.