Overview of the meeting at the Government's headquarters.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on October 9 chaired a nationwide online conference to implement the National Target Program on Drug Prevention and Control until 2030.
Attending the conference were Deputy Prime Minister Le Thanh Long, Chairman of the National Committee for AIDS, Drugs and Prostitution Prevention and Control, leaders of ministries, central agencies and provinces and cities.
The conference was held both in-person at the Government Headquarters and online to 34 provincial and municipal sites and 3,321 communes, wards and districts.
After a productive working session, the conference concluded successfully, fulfilling all planned agendas and objectives.
The presentations offered comprehensive and focused overviews of the program, while participants shared committed and practical opinions and proposed key solutions based on real conditions.
In his closing remarks, Prime Minister Chinh emphasized the significance of the conference in unifying awareness, strengthening determination, clarifying responsibilities at all levels and mobilizing the entire political system and society to curb and gradually eliminate drug problems, following General Secretary To Lam's directive to build drug-free provinces and cities.
He praised the delegates' insights and assigned the Ministry of Public Security and the Government Office to promptly finalize and submit the conference's conclusion for official implementation.
The Prime Minister stated that drug prevention is an urgent mission essential for ensuring public safety, family happiness and national vitality, contributing to security, order and sustainable national development.
He stressed that the Party and State have always given strong, consistent leadership and allocated significant resources to execute comprehensive, inter-sectoral measures in drug prevention.
Thanks to the concerted efforts of the entire political system, with the police force at its core, Vietnam has achieved major results in recent years. Between 2020 and 2024, the country handled over 20,000 drug cases annually, arresting over 31,000 suspects.
In the first nine months of 2025, authorities cracked over 19,000 cases, arrested more than 37,500 offenders and seized nearly 3.4 tons of synthetic drugs, over two million meth pills, 243 kilograms of heroin and 971 kilograms of cannabis.
However, drug-related crimes remain complex and the country still lacks a unified framework and sufficient resources for a long-term, effective and sustainable response.
To address this, the Government directed the Ministry of Public Security to coordinate with other ministries and localities to draft and submit to the 15th National Assembly the National Target Program on Drug Prevention until 2030, approved under Resolution No. 163/2024/QH15 dated November 27, 2024.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh delivers his remarks at the meeting.
Regarding implementation direction, the Prime Minister agreed with the ministry's report and delegates' proposals. He also highlighted key tasks.
He urged local authorities to fully understand the importance of the program and align it with comprehensive and sustainable socio-economic development strategies.
Heads of Party committees, local governments and agencies must directly lead and strengthen supervision, inspections and strict handling of violations in drug prevention work.
The Prime Minister assigned the Ministry of Public Security to coordinate with ministries in reviewing and evaluating the responsibility of local leaders, reporting to the Government for disciplinary action where negligence occurs.
He required ministries and localities to review and amend policies and laws to ensure consistency and feasibility, providing a complete legal basis for effective implementation.
The Ministry of Public Security must soon complete the draft amendments to the Law on Drug Prevention and Control for submission to the 10th National Assembly session.
It must also develop detailed implementation guidelines and a monitoring and evaluation index system. Provincial steering committees for 2026–2030 must be established by October 2025.
The Prime Minister instructed all implementing agencies to develop detailed action plans following the "six clears" principle: clear person, clear task, clear responsibility, clear authority, clear timeline and clear results. Urgent tasks should be completed immediately without waiting until 2030.
He asked the Ministry of Public Security to aim for 20% of communes and wards to become "drug-free" in 2025, 50% nationwide by 2030 and 15%–20% of provinces and cities free from drugs.
The Prime Minister called for a determined fight against drug crimes, aiming to eliminate them sustainably in every locality.
He emphasized achieving "three reductions" (reducing supply, reducing demand and reducing harm) and "three enhancements" (enhancing legal effectiveness, enhancing investment resources and enhancing smart management through digital transformation).
He directed localities to invest in rehabilitation centers to ensure all addicts have access to treatment by 2027.
He also asked them to combine vocational training, preferential credit policies, social support and job creation for recovering addicts.
The Ministry of Public Security, in coordination with the State Bank and relevant agencies, must submit credit mechanisms for recovering addicts by November 2025.
The meeting goes online across all 34 provinces and cities.
On demand reduction, authorities must identify all drug users and addicts for effective management and prevent drug-use hotspots.
Schools and residential areas must adopt drug-free models, with the ministries of Education and Training and Public Security guiding nationwide implementation starting from the 2025–2026 school year.
On supply reduction, specialized forces must intensify crackdowns and dismantle cross-border trafficking networks.
He urged the promotion of the "All people join in drug prevention" campaign with the message: "Every citizen is a soldier, every family a stronghold, every locality a fortress in the fight against drugs", encouraging public denunciation and cooperation with the police.
For pilot implementation, the Prime Minister directed localities to closely coordinate with the Ministry of Public Security and related agencies to prepare resources, overcome challenges and ensure effective execution, exceeding all targets. They must summarize lessons and best practices for nationwide replication.
He assigned the Ministry of Public Security and the Government Office to collect and address feedback, especially regarding policy and resource bottlenecks.
"Immediately after this conference, ministries and localities must disseminate and implement the program creatively and effectively according to their specific conditions," Prime Minister Chinh said.