PROFILE OF DRUG ABUSERS
(Facility Based)
CY 2011

AGE : Mean age of 29 years
SEX : Ratio of male to female 9:1
CIVIL STATUS : Single 51.94%
STATUS OF EMPLOYMENT : Unemployed 35.16%
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT : College Level 30.23%
ECONOMIC STATUS : Average Monthly Family Income Php 15,818.10
PLACE OF RESIDENCE : Urban (Specifically NCR 48.42%)
DURATION OF DRUG – TAKING : More than six (6) years
NATURE OF DRUG – TAKING : Poly drug use**
DRUGS/SUBSTANCES OF ABUSE :
                                         Methamphetamine Hydrochloride (Shabu)
                                         Cannabis (Marijuana)
                                         Inhalants (Contact Cement Adhesive)

*Residential and Out-Patient Facilities
**Poly drug users – abuse of more than one (1) drug

REPORTED CASES BY GENDER
(Facility Based)*
CY 2011

* Total Reported Cases from Residential and Out-Patient Facilities

DRUG ABUSE TREND: 2011 ANALYSIS

       For the year 2011, thirty (30) residential treatment and three (3) outpatient facilities reported to the Integrated Drug Abuse Data and Information Network (IDADIN). These facilities reported a total admission of 3,040 drug cases. Of this number, 78.75% or 2,394 were new admission, 13.98% or 425 were relapse cases and 7.27% or 221 were referrals from outpatient facilities.

       A 10.75% increase was recorded from previous year. The increase may be attributable to the intensified advocacy program done by the government to convince families that those who have drug problems need to undergo treatment and rehabilitation. On the other hand, the increase on the arrests of users based on the intensified operations conducted by the law enforcement on pushers/users
may also have contributed to the increase of admission in the treatment and rehabilitation facilities

* Reported Cases from Residential and Out-Patient Facilities

*  Reported Cases from Residential and Out-Patient Facilities