'Heart Signal 3' cast member Seo Min-jae confesses his first feelings after taking drugs.
Seo Min-jae will appear on KBS1's '60 Minutes Tracking', which will be broadcast on December 1. In August of last year, he suddenly posted on social media that he had taken Philopon with his lover at the time, singer Nam Tae-hyun. The post, which appeared to be posted while under the influence of drugs, shocked many people. Seo Min-jae, who is on trial and is taking a break from medicine, tells his story on '60 Minutes Chase'.
Seo Min-jae confesses, “I lost everything I had (to drugs),” and “I really hope other people don’t do drugs. The only end of drugs is destruction.” Seo Min-jae also hopes that through her appearance on '60 Minutes Chase', more female addicts will be able to receive treatment. Women face greater difficulties with treatment and rehabilitation. As of September this year, the number of female drug offenders arrested was 6,670, a record high. However, as a result of '60 Minutes Tracking' coverage, there were no rehabilitation facilities where women could enter. Recently, a pilot operation center was opened, but there are only three residents.
Former Gyeonggi Province Governor Nam Kyung-pil said, “I reported my son because I was afraid he would die.” During the interview, he reveals why he had no choice but to directly report his son's drug use. Former Governor Nam Kyung-pil retired from politics after his eldest son's drug use became known. Former Governor Nam Kyung-pil's eldest son was sentenced to six months in prison and is currently serving a sentence. Former Governor Nam Kyung-pil attended his son's trial as a witness and appealed for his son to be sentenced to prison.
The reason former Governor Nam Kyung-pil reported his son directly was because he desperately wanted his son to quit drug use. The son of former Governor Nam Kyung-pil was hospitalized in a closed ward for rehabilitation and even surrendered himself twice, but failed to quit drug use. Former Governor Nam Kyung-pil earnestly called for public attention and support to be given to drug treatment and rehabilitation, which has been left to the discretion of individual addicts and their families.
Because drug addiction is a disease that requires social support, rehabilitation facilities that provide 24-hour care are desperately needed. However, compared to the number of drug offenders, treatment and rehabilitation infrastructure is inadequate. One year after the war on drugs. It is more important than ever to expand treatment and rehabilitation infrastructure to keep pace with the increasing arrest rate. '60 Minutes Tracking' takes a look at the current state of Korea's drug treatment and rehabilitation system.
Kang Min-kyung, Ten Asia reporter kkk39@tenasia.co.kr