GRADE 9 DRUGS EDUCATION.pptx
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The document discusses the drug situation in the Philippines according to government agencies. It notes that there are currently 1.8 million drug users in the country according to the Dangerous Drugs Board, and 4.8 million Filipinos have used illegal drugs at least once. Since 2016, the government has initiated a "war on drugs" campaign under President Duterte, who has vowed to eliminate drugs and threatened drug pushers and users. The President has declared drugs the number one issue facing the country.
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GRADE 9 DRUGS EDUCATION.pptx
- 5. PHILIPPINE DRUG SCENARIO, RISK AND PROTECTIVE FACTORS, CLASSIFICATION MYTHS AND MISCONCEPTIONS OF SUBSTANCE/DRUG USE AND ABUSE
- 6. Background Information: According to the Dangerous Drugs Board (DDB) (the government agency mandated to formulate policies on illegal drugs in the Philippines), there are 1.8 million current drug users in the Philippines, and 4.8 million Filipinos report having used illegal drugs at least once in their lives (Rappler, 2016). The government has initiated a campaign to eliminate drugs in the country known as the ‘war on drugs’ since 2016. Pronounced by President Duterte upon his election in 2016, he began fulfilling his campaign promise to eliminate drugs in the country, saying: “You drug pushers, holdup men, and do- nothings, you better get out because I'll kill you”
- 7. The President has proclaimed drugs as number one issue affecting the country. Early in his term, he proclaimed 4 million drug users but his numbers change; he currently uses the much lower number of 2.3%, or an estimated 1.8 million users (Nation Wide Survey on the Nature and Extent of Drug Abuse in the Philippines,