THE Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) on Monday reported that 29,016 people including 25,789 classified as drug users and 3,227 tagged as drug pushers have submitted themselves to rehabilitation and reformation programs.
These individuals received appropriate interventions from 1,314 barangays declared as drug-cleared in 2024, the PDEA said.
Of the 25,789 drug users, 16,494 graduated from the community-based drug rehabilitation program, 9,063 completed general intervention programs, both localized programs in the barangays, while 232 underwent the recovery process through accredited drug abuse treatment and rehabilitation centers.
As to 3,227 drug pushers, 749 of them graduated, while 79 are still undergoing reformation under the Balay Silangan Reformation Program.