ONE OF THE PROBLEM OF OUR COUNTRY IS THE DRUGS OR

SUBSTANCE ABUSE ACCORDING TO DOH OR DEPARTMENT

OF HEALTH DRUGS ARE SUBSTANCES THAT CHANGE A
PERSON’S MENTAL OR PHYSICAL STATE. THEY CAN AFFECT
THE WAY YOUR BRAIN WORKS, HOW YOU FEEL AND
BEHAVE, YOUR UNDERSTANDING AND YOUR SENSES. THIS
MAKES THEM UNPREDICTABLE AND DANGEROUS,
ESPECIALLY FOR YOUNG PEOPLE ACCORDING TO
DANGEROUS DRUGS BOARD 81.6%
APPROVES OF THE GOVERNMENT’S
ANTI-DRUG CAMPAIGN
AROUND 1.67 MILLION OR TWO OUT OF
ONE HUNDRED FILIPINOS AGED 10 TO 69
ARE CURRENT USERS OF DRUGS,
ACCORDING TO THE RESULTS OF THE
2019 NATIONAL HOUSEHOLD SURVEY ON
THE PATTERNS AND TRENDS OF DRUG
ABUSE, RELEASED BY THE DANGEROUS
DRUGS BOARD THE 2019 DRUG SURVEY
ESTIMATES THE CURRENT USER
PREVALENCE RATE AT 2.05 PERCENT,
SIGNIFICANTLY LOWER THAN THE 2018
GLOBAL ESTIMATES OF 5.3 PERCENT
PUBLISHED IN THE WORLD DRUG
REPORT 2020. CANNABIS OR MARIJUANA (57%)
WAS FOUND TO BE THE MOST COMMONLY
ABUSED DANGEROUS DRUG FOLLOWED BY
METHAMPHETAMINE HYDROCHLORIDE OR
SHABU (35%).IN TERMS OF THE GENERAL
PUBLIC’S AWARENESS OF DANGEROUS DRUGS
AND SUBSTANCES, SHABU WAS SEEN TO BE THE
MOST WELL-KNOWN AT 47.9% FOLLOWED BY
MARIJUANA AT 35%. WHEN RESPONDENTS WERE
AGAIN ASKED ABOUT OTHER DANGEROUS
DRUGS OR SUBSTANCES THAT THEY MAY BE
AWARE OF, THEY MENTIONED COCAINE.
MOST OF THE RESPONDENTS ARE ALSO AWARE
OF THE NEGATIVE EFFECTS OF DRUG USE SUCH
AS PROBLEMS ON HEALTH, SEPARATION FROM
FAMILY, AND DAMAGE ON SELF-IMAGE.
WHEN ASKED ABOUT INSTITUTIONS OR PEOPLE
THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL TO THOSE WHO USE
DRUGS, 42.2% OF THE RESPONDENTS
CONSIDERS THE HOUSEHOLD TO BE THE MOST
HELPFUL, FOLLOWED BY THE POLICE AT 33.9%
AND THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT AT 26.1%.AND
ACCORDING TO PNA OR THE PHILIPPINE NEWS
AGENCY THE DUTERTE ADMINISTRATION’S
MASSIVE CAMPAIGN AGAINST ILLEGAL
DRUGS CONTINUES TO GAIN SUCCESS
AFTER MORE THAN 400 BARANGAYS
HAVE BEEN CLEARED OF ILLEGAL DRUGS
IN THE LAST TWO MONTHS.
BASED ON THE LATEST REAL NUMBERS
DATA RELEASED BY THE PHILIPPINE
DRUG ENFORCEMENT AGENCY (PDEA)
HE NUMBER OF BARANGAYS DECLARED
DRUG-FREE AS OF OCTOBER 31
REACHED 23,270 OR 412 HIGHER
COMPARED TO THE 22,858 RECORDED AS
OF AUGUST 31 2021.I AM WORRIED OF
THE INVOLVED YOUTH IN USING ILLEGAL
DRUGS THAT DESTROY THEIR LIVES AND
FUTURE WITH THAT FOR ME MY
SUGGESTED SOLUTION TO AVOID THOSE
ILLEGAL DRUGS ESPECIALLY IN THE
YOUTH IS BY DOING/JOINING SPORTS
EVENTS AND HAVE A LECTURE ABOUT
DRUGS AND HOW IT AFFECT TO THEM SO
THAT THEY CAN AVOID USING IT.AND
ALSO IF WE HAVE A DRUG USER WE A
REHABILITATION CENTER WHEREIN THEY
WILL UNDERGO HEALING PROCESS.FOR
ME KILLING PEOPLE ESPECIALLY THE
DRUG ADDICT IS NOT RIGHTFUL
BECAUSE THEY DESERVE TO LIVE AND
REHABILITATE.