00:00According to the Department of Justice, drug abuse in the country has fallen by a record high.
00:07In the Palace Press Briefing, PCO Undersecretary and Palace Press Officer,
00:12Atty. Claire Castro said that drug use in the country has fallen by 1.47 million in 2023,
00:21compared to 1.67 million in 2019.
00:25This is based on the 2023 National Survey on Drug Abuse.
00:30The DOJ also cited this in its report on the 68th Session of the UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs in Vienna, Austria.
00:39The DOJ said that the government is conducting an executive review of the police,
00:45not on the fight against drugs in the country,
00:48while continuing to implement a comprehensive whole-of-nation approach to fight drugs in the country.
00:56Our organization also gave strength to prevention measures such as education and rehabilitation programs against drugs.
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