Statistics on Drug Abuse - 2005
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A. The Integrated Central Case Registry and Monitoring System (ICCRMS).
Year-end reports for 2004 received from 53 residential and 1 outpatient facilities
reporting with the DDB revealed a total of 5,787 cases for 2004 to include 4,680
(80.87%) new admissions, 887 (15.33%) readmissions, and 220 (3.80%) outpatient
cases. There is an overall decreasing trend in new admissions, relapse, and outpatient
cases as compared to the figures of 2003. This may be attributable to the high cost of
treatment in private rehabilitation centers, which may have served as a deterrent for drug
dependents to seek the appropriate intervention.

The region with the most number of cases for 2004 is the NCR with 51.46%.
Regions IV-A (16.81%), III (16.54%), VII (4.94%), and XI (3.75%) follow to complete the
first five ranking. The least number of cases come from the ARMM with only .03%.

Demographic Characteristics
For the year 2004, the reported cases were predominantly male with a ratio of
9:1. Most of them are single (53.15%) while the rest are either married (32.26%); with
live-in partners (7.57%), or mere separated (5.94%).
The highest percent distribution of center clients is steady within the age groups
25-29 and 20-24, with 21.50% and 19.70%, respectively. The mean or average age is
29 years old.

As to educational attainment, those who were in the high school level has the
highest percent distribution with 28.93% followed closely by those in the college level
with 27.91% while 16.76% were clients who have graduated in high school before they
sought treatment and rehabilitation.

With regard to the classification of patients, 38% of the total cases were
unemployed, 29.53% were workers, 8.92% were either businessmen or self-employed,
5.37% were students, and .79% were out-of-school youth prior to their admission for
treatment.

Of the total workers/employees group of 1,709, the unskilled workers (those who
are untrained or inexperienced like the bet takers, baggers, barkers, etc.) ranked first
with 39.20%. Following closely are the semi-skilled ones (those who require less training
and exercise less independent judgment such as the service crews, tailors, drivers, and
others who operate machines) with 37.39%. The professionals comprised 17.50% while
the skilled workers (those who have been trained or are experts in a particular
occupation like the technicians, chefs, etc.) represented 5.91%.
The average family monthly income of the center clients rose to P13, 553.36
from the previous year’s P 12358.48.
84.45% of the total cases abused Shabu, for Marijuana (31.73%); Cough/Cold
preparations (3.73%); Benzodiazepines (3.72%); Inhalants (3.28%); Ecstasy (1.43%);
Cocaine (1.26%); Nubain (.81%); Opium (.90%); Psilocybin (.19%); Mescaline (.10%);
and Datura or “Talampunay” (.07%).

Of the total workers/employees group of 1,709, the unskilled workers (those who
are untrained or inexperienced like the bet takers, baggers, barkers, etc.) ranked first
with 39.20%. Following closely are the semi-skilled ones (those who require less training
and exercise less independent judgment such as the service crews, tailors, drivers, and
others who operate machines) with 37.39%. The professionals comprised 17.50% while
the skilled workers (those who have been trained or are experts in a particular
occupation like the technicians, chefs, etc.) represented 5.91%.
The average family monthly income of the center clients rose to P13, 553.36
from the previous year’s P 12358.48.
84.45% of the total cases abused Shabu, for Marijuana (31.73%); Cough/Cold
preparations (3.73%); Benzodiazepines (3.72%); Inhalants (3.28%); Ecstasy (1.43%);
Cocaine (1.26%); Nubain (.81%); Opium (.90%); Psilocybin (.19%); Mescaline (.10%);
and Datura or “Talampunay” (.07%).

The Integrated Drug Abuse Drug Information Network (IDADIN)
The Integrated Drug Abuse Drug Information Network (IDADIN), a project being
implemented by the DDB in collaboration with the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency
(PDEA) and the National Center for Mental Health, in support of the United Nations
Office on Drugs and Crimes (UNODC) F-97 regional project, “Improving ATS Data and
Information Systems.” This aims to establish an infrastructure for better understanding
of the patterns of ATS in the region and for exchanging data pertinent to ATS abuse
prevention and control. Eight (8) countries, including the Philippines, signatories to
various international treaties and agreements to address the drug abuse problem,
support the project implementation at the national level. The other MOU countries
include Cambodia, China, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam and Indonesia. The
Regional Center of the project is based in Bangkok, Thailand. Below are the data
gathered by the IDADIN for CY 2003-October 2004, aside from the statistics coming
from the accredited treatment and rehabilitation facilities and drug law enforcement
agencies of the country.

B. 1. Other Treatment Data Source

Aside from the facility-based cases from the Dangerous Drugs Board, the
IDADIN has other treatment data source as follows:

B. 1.1. National Poison Control Center, Philippine General Hospital
Another source of data was the census of patients admitted and detoxified at the
National Poison and Control Center of the Philippine General Hospital. From January to
December 2003, a total of 108 drug-related cases was recorded. Drugs used by the
patients were identified to be Methamphetamine, alone or in combination with other
drugs, Cannabis, and volatile substances.

Drug dependence, drug/chemical abuse, and drug-induced psychosis were
identified as the causes of admission for both sexes. Five (5) cases of drug-related
deaths were recorded among male patients, see Chart 8, Classification of Cases, below.

B.1.2 National Center for Mental Health Detoxification Unit
The NCMH Detoxification Unit attended to 123 in-patient and outpatient cases
from January to October 2004, of which 103 were males. The highest number of cases
was diagnosed as drug-induced psychosis as indicated in Chart 9.

B.1.3. Therapeutic Community Center, Bureau of Corrections
As of October 2004, a total of 249 inmates serving their sentence for drug
related cases volunteered for treatment and rehabilitation. The TC (Therapeutic
Community) Program in prisons applies for inmates who volunteered for treatment and
behavior modification and who have at least two (2) years of remaining sentence to
serve in the Bureau of Corrections.

Based on the intake interview of service providers in the TCC (Therapeutic
Community Center), the commonly abused drugs of the inmates prior to their
incarceration were: Methamphetamine Hydrochloride, Cannabis, and cough syrup
preparations.

Other data submitted by the Therapeutic Community Center, Bureau of
Corrections are the number of convicted drug-related cases from January to March
2004, as shown in the next table.

B.2. Other Health Indicator Data
Based on the Department of Health, National HIV Sentinel Surveillance System of
the National Epidemiology Center, no drug-related HIV case was recorded in 2003.

B.3. Service Available
As of January 2005, the number of residential and outpatient centers for drug
dependents in the different regions totalled to 69. The distribution of the treatment and
rehabilitation centers nationwide can be seen in Chart 10.

B. 4. Other Related Data
From January to October 2004, the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology
(BJMP) has reported an average of 20,125 drug-related cases charged with the violation
of the provisions of the anti-drugs law, Republic Acts 6425 and 9165.

C. The Drug Test Operations Management Information Systems (DTOMIS)

The Department of Health has established an IT system for drug testing
laboratories known as the Drug Test Operations Management Information Systems
(DTOMIS), which became operational in November 2003. In 2004, the DOH managed
to secure funding from the Office of the President to upgrade the system and provide
better service. As of December 2004, bidding is still being conducted. Below are
relevant information gathered by the system.

D. Random Drug Testing of Students
The DOH conducted a random drug testing of secondary level students in
Regions 11, 3, 7, 10 and CARAGA yielding the following findings.

Unfortunately, the NBI and PNP Crime Laboratory confirmatory equipment
became unavailable at the time of this report so that the DOH has to look for
confirmatory laboratory to confirm the rest of the specimens.

One quadruple and one ion trap, Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectropometry
was procured by the DOH in 2004 for all confirmatory and research needs, which are
hoped to be operational by late 2nd quarter of 2005..