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Prevalence Rate of Drug Users in the Philippines

Requested from PSA by R. Regala at 11:27 PM on Sep 17, 2023.
Purpose: Architectural Capstone Thesis
Date of Coverage: 01/01/2018 - 09/10/2023
Tracking no: #PSA-477560286972

Regala 11:27 PM, Sep 17, 2023 

Good day, 

I am Rio Marie Charlene Regala, a 5th year BS Architecture student of Technological Institute of the Philippines. I would like to request a record of the ff:

1. Current prevalence rate and actual number of drug dependents in the Philippines.

2.Current prevalence rate and actual number by age range of drug dependents in the Philippines.

3. Current prevalence rate and actual number of drug per region dependents in the Philippines.

This information will be used for my capstone thesis titled "A Proposed Drug Rehabilitation Center for Youth".

Thank you

Nisperos 03:12 PM, Nov 15, 2023 

November 15, 2023

Dear Rio Marie Charlene Regala,

Greetings!

Thank you for your request dated Sep 17, 2023 11:27:11 PM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch.

You asked for Prevalence Rate of Drug Users in the Philippines.

Your FOI request is approved.

Our apologies for the delayed response.
In reference to your data request, our data on this are limited to the following:

Distribution of Reported Cases of Drug/Substance Abuse by Sex and by Type of Drug/Substance of Abuse, 2000-2014
https://openstat.psa.gov.ph/PXWeb/pxweb/en/DB/DB__3E__GD__HN/0063E3D0660.px/?rxid=13a2371c-104d-452d-adaa-86c4bcb6cb34

Sustainable Development Goals (SDG)
https://psa.gov.ph/sdg
https://psa.gov.ph/sdg/index
https://psa.gov.ph/system/files/kmcd/B_Consolidated_2022_SDG_Watch_2nd_Round_Update_as_of_27_Dec_2022.pdf

Goal 3 Good health and Well-being
https://psa.gov.ph/sdg/Philippines/baselinedata/good_health_and_well_being

3.5.1.p1 Percentage of drug abuse cases or drug users who completed treatment
https://openstat.psa.gov.ph/PXWeb/pxweb/en/DB/DB__3I__G03/0103I3D3511.px/?rxid=13a2371c-104d-452d-adaa-86c4bcb6cb34

Philippine Statistical Yearbook
https://psa.gov.ph/philippine-statistical-yearbook

2022 Philippine Statistical Yearbook (PSY)
https://psa.gov.ph/system/files/psy/%28ons-cleared%29_psy2022_manuscript_June29_ONSF%20%281%29-signed.pdf

Chapter 17: Public Order, Safety and Justice
Table 17.13 Profile of Drug Abusers : 2015 to 2021
Table 17.14 Distribution of Reported Cases of Drug/Substance Abuse by Sex and by Type of Drug/Substance of Abuse
Table 17.15 Reported Cases of Drug/Substance Abuse by Type of Patient Confined in Various Rehabilitation Centers: 2010 to 2021
https://psa.gov.ph/system/files/psy/17_2022.xlsx

You may also refer to the below:
Dangerous Drugs Board - https://ddb.gov.ph/
Philippine National Police - https://pnp.gov.ph/
Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency - https://pdea.gov.ph/

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Thank you.

Respectfully,

Rene C. Mendoza
(Assistant National Statistician)
Officer-in-Charge
Information Technology and Dissemination Service

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