Wu Xindai criticizes the Beijing Municipal Health Bureau: Don’t confuse medical and legal concepts

Wu Xindai criticized that when discussing drug policies, all walks of life should not confuse different concepts such as medical treatment, law and public health.

Drug prevention has become a political attack and defense. Recently, some people in the medical field said that "methadol is a second-level drug." The Taipei City Health Bureau countered that methadol is an oral controlled drug. In this regard, Wu Xindai, Taiwan's radical candidate for Taipei City's second district (Neihu, Nangang), also criticized that when discussing drug policies, all walks of life should not confuse different concepts such as medical care, law and public health. Wu Xindai criticized the Beijing Municipal Health Bureau for confusing these professional concepts for the sake of elections and political attack and defense. This is not only very regrettable, but also the most unacceptable bottom line in political attack and defense.

Wu Xindai pointed out that to clarify from a medical professional perspective, the Health Bureau alleged in the official press release that a doctor said that "methadol is a second-level drug" was a false rumor, and even issued a statement to clarify, but in fact, methadol is indeed a second-level controlled drug and is also a second-level controlled drug. She pointed out that even such a simple basic concept can be written incorrectly just to coordinate political offense and defense. This is the most unacceptable point in this political struggle.

In order to let the public clearly understand the difference, Wu Xindai used the metaphor of "knife". She said that if a knife is used for cooking, it is an excellent kitchen tool, but if it is used to cut people, it becomes a murder weapon that needs to be controlled by law. The essence of the items is the same, and the key difference is whether there are qualified medical personnel to supervise its use. As long as methadone is used under the supervision of medical personnel and in appropriate situations, it can be a drug. On the contrary, if it is abused outside without medical supervision, it is naturally a drug.

Wu Xindai pointed out that as a credible government agency, the Taipei City Health Bureau's core responsibility is to make the public trust its medical and health expertise. It is definitely not a political spokesperson for Mayor Chiang Wanan or his staff team. He severely condemned that in order to protect and attack political opponents, the city government put political interests above the medical profession and released wrong information through official documents. This will lead to a significant setback in the public health progress of the Taipei City Government.