Claim: While the results from the 2019 National Household Survey on the Patterns and Trends of Drug Abuse released by the Dangerous Drugs Board  show that there are 4.7 million lifetime users of drugs aged 10 to 69, only around 1.67 million, or two out of 100 Filipinos, are considered "current drug users."
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Verdict: while the results from the 2019 national household survey on the patterns and trends of drug abuse released by the dangerous drugs board  show that there are 4.7 million lifetime users of drugs aged 10 to 69, only around 1.67 million, or two out of 100 filipinos, are considered "current drug users."
Organisation: VERA Files
Author: Unknown
Date published: 2022-09-29T09:10:09