Interview: Dr. Radu Țincu speaks out against relaxing the legislation on drug usetranslated

Dr. Radu Țincu, primary physician of Intensive Therapy - Toxicology at the "Floreasca" Emergency Clinical Hospital in the Capital, speaks out against the relaxation of the legislation on drug use, recently proposed through a legislative initiative in the Senate.

He gave an interview to the Basilica News Agency, in which he presents the situation of drug use in Romania, explains the effects of such substances and why targeted medical help cannot be given for many of them.

He also addresses the psycho-social and behavioral consequences of a law decriminalizing consumption, emphasizing that the family and the Church can make an important contribution to the prevention and treatment of addictions.

The church spoke out against the bill on Thursday, warning that "no legislative change should create the impression that drug use is a trivial matter or a natural behavior."

Drugs have irreversible effects on the brain Basilica.ro: You have already publicly spoken out against the draft law that proposes the decriminalization of drug use and possession. Why?

Dr. Radu Țincu: When we talk about such a law in which...