Li Yanxiu responded to being asked to apologize for saying that "social workers will distribute drugs in the community in the future"

KMT legislator Li Yanxiu. (Provided by the Kuomintang)

KMT legislator Li Yanxiu stated at the KMT anti-drug rally yesterday (9th) that in the future, social workers will provide drug addicts with drugs and poisons in the community to make them addicted. This was refuted by the National Federation of Social Workers Association of the Republic of China, which emphasized that social workers are not drug providers and demanded that Li Yanxiu publicly apologize to social workers. Li Yanxiu responded this time. She fully agrees with the advocacy of the "National Federation of Social Workers Associations of the Republic of China" and firmly opposes the model of "establishing community centers to provide drug users with drugs and clean needles, and introducing social work mechanisms to assist". Social workers are not drug providers and must not harm the role and functions of social workers and community safety.

Li Yanxiu said that since she became a legislator, she has long been concerned about social workers' long working hours, excessive pressure, and inadequate working conditions. She has repeatedly questioned and fought for the rights of social workers. She also admires social workers' investment in drug addiction prevention and treatment, psychosocial support, family relationship repair, community resource connection, and social rehabilitation services. She respects and respects the professionalism and dedication of social workers.

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Li Yanxiu said that she fully agrees with the advocacy of the National Federation of Social Workers Associations of the Republic of China that truly effective anti-drug policies should be based on scientific evidence, inter-professional cooperation and a complete social support system. She firmly opposes the model of "establishing community centers to provide drug users with drugs and clean needles, and introducing social work mechanisms to assist". Social workers are not drug providers and must not harm the role and functions of social workers and community safety.

Li Yanxiu believes that addiction prevention and harm reduction should follow the current practice of "medical institutions providing methadone replacement therapy." The patients must be in the hospital and must take the medicine under the visual inspection of medical personnel and cannot be taken out. Effective drug prevention cannot only rely on detection and punishment, but also requires accessible addiction treatment, family support, employment assistance, psychosocial treatment and long-term tracking services. The roles and responsibilities of medical staff, social workers, drug harm prevention centers and other professionals should be clearly defined. Through cross-professional collaboration and division of labor, a complete drug addiction and AIDS harm reduction service network should be established to minimize the harm of drugs to the people and society.

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