In-the-News: Only 12 specialist treating 60,000 addicts, News Straits Times

News Clipping dated 2 August 2016, New Straits Times

We had an exclusive interview with New Straits Times featuring Prof. Dato' Dr. Mahmood Nazar Mohamed, Professor and Head of Psychology Programme on the common addictions in Malaysia and the solution in tackling this issue.

The country is in need of more addiction specialist and Cyberjaya University College of Medical Sciences has responded to this call by introducing an internationally recognized Postgraduate Diploma in Addiction Science. It is one of only 2 programmes in the world recognized by the Drug Advisory Programme of the Colombo Plan for Cooperative Economic and Social Development in Asia and the Pacific (Colombo Plan).

You can read them below.

Online News:

1. New Straits Times, 2^nd August 2016 -- Only 12 specialists treating over 60,000 drug addicts
2. Bernama, 2^nd August 2016 -- AADK Targets To Have 300 Rehab Experts In Five Years
3. Free Malaysia Today, 2^nd August 2016 -- Ketum juice laced with drugs for extra ‘kick’
4. New Straits Times, 3^rd August 2016 -- Solve acute shortage quickly