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The Philippine Council of NGOsagainst Drug and Substance Abuse(PHILCADSA), in cooperation withthe Dangerous Drugs Board (DDB)and the International Federation ofNGOs against Drug and SubstanceAbuse (IFNGO) hosted the 12thASEAN-IFNGO Workshop on thePrevention of Drug and SubstanceAbuse held on 8-10 October 2002 at

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Member, ATCPDE

The 5th Asian Federation onTherapeutic Community (AFTC)Conference was held in Siam CityHotel, Bangkok, Thailand, 19-23August last year. It was attendedby 242 participants from 19countries and the UNDP.

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he ASEAN Training Center for Preventive Drug Education(ATCPDE) has been set up to serve the training needs of themember countries for technical assistance in primary

prevention. For many years, it has been able to provide trainingprograms, develop training materials, and undertake research involvingall 10 members. But these activities have become scarce. Like thePhilippines, other member countries have been unable to share thecounterpart funding for training and other development programs. Asa consequence, the ATCPDE has been constrained to gravitate towardsprograms designed locally for government and non-governmentagencies.

This year however, the ATCPDE has vowed not to allow financialconstraints to prevent it from serving member countries. With its themeGO ASEAN! It has started to go virtual through the electronic medium.The ATCPDE website can be accessed by the members for the Center’spublication, researches, including the recently concluded WHO fundedresearch conducted May 2001. The address is www.pia.gov.ph/atcpde.

Likewise, the ATCPDE research on the “State of the Art ofPreventive Drug Education” was approved as a regional researchactivity at the last ASOD meeting held in Malaysia. Member countriesagreed to participate in the research, with the Philippines taking thelead. Members can access the research framework and the majorresearch instrument after it has been validated. They can translate it intheir national language and undertake the research in their respectivecountries. Results can be shared and put together by the Philippinesand will be reported at the next ASOD meeting.

The website is expected to link all the member countries forother activities including a regular exchange of ideas through theinternet. I invite the member countries to send their web addresses andmaterials for inclusion in the ATCPDE website.

There are several training programs which member countriescan avail of such as Drug Prevention at the Work Place and theCommunity-Based Drug Prevention Program.

Going ASEAN means two-way communication. We are eager tohear from you either via the internet or by writing to us and informingus of your activities on primary prevention. Without your activeparticipation, we cannot GO ASEAN.

I expect to hear from you soon. MABUHAY!

If the youth is given the opportunity,they can bring tremendous changes insociety. They have so much energy andidealism which may not be found inother people. Unfortunately, the adultsseem not to care. In socio-economicand political endeavors, the youth areamong the last in their priorities. As aresult, many young people become drugdependents, juvenile delinquents, schooldropouts, and gang members. Some ofthem found drugs as their �reliablefriends�.

This sad reality prompted theFoundation for Drug Information andCommunication (FDIC) to mobilize acommunity against the spread of drugabuse among the youth and the commu-nity as a whole. The project, which aimsto change how most people look at theyouth, was supported by the UNDCP/WHO Global Initiative on PrimaryPrevention of Substance Among theYouth (Global Initiative).

(Similar projects under the auspicesof the Global Initiative are currently beingimplemented in other parts of thecountry and of the world. The FDIC�sinitiative started in November 2001).

Asamba-GMM Habitat for Human-ity was chosen as the site for projectimplementation. Asamba, situated inSitio Mendez, Baesa, Quezon City, is anurban poor community made up ofabout 297 families living in houses theybuilt themselves through the GMMHabitat for Humanity program. Morethan half of the population is composedof young people (25 years old andbelow), most of whom are attendinghigh school classes at the nearby PugadLawin High School. Some are in college,and the others are either working ornon-working out-of-school youth. Drugabuse and drug pushing were identified

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The Singapore Anti-DrugAbuse Day falls on 26 June everyyear and coincides with the Inter-national Day Against Drug Abuseand Illicit Trafficking. To commemo-rate the occasion, a series ofinteresting activities were lined upfor the schools in June 2002 toencourage the students to stayclear of drug abuse.

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Every student in Singaporereceived a green and white anti-drug ribbon collar pin and theywere encouraged to wear thecollar pin during the week of 24-29June 2002. The colors of theribbon signify health, vitality, andstrength. The design for the year

2002 collar pin differed slightlyfrom the past years because wehoped to brand the collar pin as acollectible item for the students, aswell as to generate a greaterinterest and awareness amongthem. Every collar pin was individu-ally packaged in a transparentcapsule, together with a scrolled-upnote to explain the significance ofthe Anti-drug Abuse Day and theribbon collar pin. The words�kNOw drugs� was also incorpo-rated as part of the design for thecollar pin to further enhance themessage.

A speech by the chairman ofthe National Council Against DrugAbuse was also read to thestudents by the school principals on26 June to mark the launching of

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�Perhaps, drug-related stories canbe focused on the ill effects ofdangerous drugs on a user rather thanon the amount of drugs used or seizedduring a law enforcement operation.�

This was the suggestion of EstellaG. Ponce, board member of theFoundation for Drugs Information andCommunication during the workshopthat followed the media update on the�Programang Pang-edukasyon atPangkabuhayan� movement held 14-15January 2003 at the Pearlmont Hotel inCagayan de Oro City.

The two-day activity was attendedby media practitioners from variouscities and provinces of NorthernMindanao who committed themselvesto take part in the PALAD Movementand became advocates in the drug abuseprevention and control campaign of thegovernment.

Ponce said it has been observedthat generally, drug abuse storiesreported by media are focused onvolume and value of drugs rather thanon the number of lives who will beaffected by the drugs. Emphasis, Poncestressed, should be given on the evileffects of such drugs on the personswho are hooked on them, their families,and the community where they live.

�For example, a writer can writethat a tenth of a gram of certain drugscan make a person restless for 72straight hours. You can imagine if aperson continuously moves around forthat length of time! As human beings,

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Almost everyone take drugs of onekind or another at one time or another.They are used not only for legitimatehealth reasons, such as relief for painand illness, but also for reasons that hasnothing to do with wellness, such astaking drugs for �fun� or simply toincrease pleasurable sensations.

Drug use to produce pleasurablechanges more often than not containspsychoactive substances and are oftenreferred to as recreational drugs. Mostpeople associate psychoactive reeeeecre-ational drugs with illegal drugs such asmarijuana and cocaine, but recreationaldrugs also include legal drugs such asalcohol, tobacco, and caffeine as well aslegal prescription drugs such as amphet-amines and tranquilizers.

Drug use remains a significantproblem for most college students andyuppies, who are also known as youngurban professionals. Peer pressureseems always the strong motivatingforce, aside from the growing cultivationof a culture of competitiveness, be it inschool or in the workplace.

The culture of competitivenesssubject the students and the workingforce to so much pressure that they aredriven to seek relief through parties and�gimmicks.�

Others resort to making a state-ment by putting up a front to show alaid-back lifestyle in an upwardly mobile,career-oriented, image-consciouspopulation or the acquisition of

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designer�s clothes and other personalitems to give an illusion of success. Thisis evident on the types of drugs usedamong different classes of individuals.At the bottom of the Philippine societyare the street urchins, their grimy snoutsdeep in a plastic bag of Rugby (rubbercement) or solvent. At the top are themembers of high society snortingcocaine and for the working class, theequivalent is metamphetamine hydrochlo-ride or shabu and marijuana. The mostpopular drug of all, being consumed andenjoyed at all socio-economic and agelevels is marijuana. Everyone else is innicotine or caffeine as evident in themushrooming of coffee shops in urbanareas.

The alarming increase in the useof Ecstacy shows it is the most popularrecreational drug of choice. Most ofthe Ecstacy users are highly educatedwho consider it as a lifestyle accessorymeaning, it is used as party favor forweekend vacations or rave parties andas a way of unwinding for relief of thestresses and strains of modern life.Ecstacy is said to fight off hunger,thirst, and sleep enabling the user toendure non-stop revelry. It is alsoknown to give the user a feeling ofeuphoria, increased energy, greaterself-confidence, an increased ability toconcentrate, increased motor andspeech activity, and improved physicalperformance. Another factor whichboosted its popularity is that the userscan get up the next working day withthe slightest hangover.

There are disadvantages, though.One of which is that regular andheavy users find that they can nolonger get the same effect after takingit a few times. The peak of the Ecstacytrip is relatively short at one or twohours. Users either have to take moreor try to boost its effect with additivessuch as LSD, cocaine or ketamine, aveterinary anesthetic usually snortedin powder form.

While not as addicting as cocaine,Ecstacy can produce altered patternsof nervous system functions. Anoverdose can trigger hypertension orresult to panic attacks, loss of con-sciousness, extreme heat stroke,seizures, and heart failure.

The use of psychoactive drugscan be tremendously disruptive in

many people�s lives. Itresults to loss ofemployment opportuni-ties, deterioration ofpersonal relationships,and tragic deaths. Butthe biggest risk in usingdrugs remains gettingcaught and having toface the stiffest penal-ties as provided in therecently revisedDangerous Drugs Act.

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Acupuncture is a component ofthe health care system of China thatcan be traced back for at least2,500 years. Traditional ChineseMedicine with acupuncture as itsmost popular modality is currentlyused for health maintenance and asa treatment intervention for numer-ous diseases.

The World Health Organizationhas provided a list of conditions thatrespond positively to acupuncture.Chinese literature and severalinternational publications teem withcase histories attesting to its benefi-cial effects in pain management,acupuncture analgesia, obstetricaland gynecologic problems, plus itsefficacy in enhancing the immunesystem.

The National Institute of Healthhas funded a variety of researchprojects on acupuncture, clinicaltrials, and other studies on themechanism by which acupuncturemay have its effects.

A National Institute of Medicinecommittee of experts gave theirmedical endorsement to the use ofacupuncture in the treatment of avariety of ailments. Among theseare addiction, smoking cessation,and stroke rehabilitation. Acupunc-ture may be useful as an adjuncttreatment, an acceptable alterna-tive or can be included in a compre-hensive management program forsaid ailments.

Serious medical research andexperimentation with the healingpowers of acupuncture has led to itsdiscovery as a highly promising

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weapon in the fight against chemicaldependency. Anecdotal evidence andclinical success stories strongly suggestthat acupuncture can alleviate manyof the symptoms of withdrawal, thusfacilitating detoxification and encour-aging acute addicts to continuetreatment.

A technical review on the subjectof acupuncture use in detoxificationprograms, sponsored by the NationalInstitute on Drug Abuse in 1991concluded that in the interest ofuniformity, controlled researchconducted in the future shouldinvolve five needles in each ear,placed in the traditional acupuncturepoints: �kidney,� �lung,� �liver,��sympathetic,� and �shenmen.� Thepanel found no reason to experimentwith electrically charged needles,single - ear treatments, or deviationsfrom the standard detoxificationpoints.

There have been several clinicalstudies suggesting its use in treatingthe withdrawal symptoms of opiateaddiction. A study in rats showedthat ear electroacupuncture sup-pressed signs of morphine with-drawal. Ear acupuncture treatmentreleases endorphins which relieve thewithdrawal problems.

A 1989 study published in theBritish Journal The Lancet by MiltonL. Bullock concluded that acupunc-ture was highly effective in treatingalcoholism. This result was consideredencouraging by an available researchon acupuncture as part of a detoxifi-cation protocol published in theJournal of Substance Treatment. The

analysis also cited seven experi-ments done on animals in whichacupuncture effectively reducedwithdrawal symptoms.

An acupuncturist and a psychia-trist Dr. Ken Carter, who works in apre-trial detoxification clinic in theDistrict of Columbia SuperiorCourt told News Briefs that acu-puncture have a soothing, relaxingeffect which is extremely helpful toaddicts seeking lifestyle change,particularly in effecting change in themagnitude of drug withdrawal.

The Lincoln Clinic in New YorkCity is the premier detoxificationcenter utilizing acupuncture in theUS. According to Dr. Michael Smith,clinic director, acupuncture providesa strong calming effect on substanceabusers and diminishes drug craving.Clients describe the effects ofacupuncture as allowing them to feelrelaxed yet alert. That feeling ofrelaxation is the essential benefitderived from the acupunctureprotocol, but the greatest advan-tage is that it forges a bond be-tween physician and patient evenbefore verbal communication isestablished.

Acupuncture, an ancientChinese art of healing continues tobe relevant. It is a modality worthexploring for individuals trying towithdraw from drugs, alcohol andfor smoking cessation. Furtherresearches on acupuncture andother forms of alternative medicinemay lead to discoveries that bio-medicine has yet to unravel in theireffort to improve drug addictionmanagement.

Arsenia M. Basoc, MDArsenia M. Basoc, MDArsenia M. Basoc, MDArsenia M. Basoc, MDArsenia M. Basoc, MDAssistant Professor, UP College of Education

Member, ATCPDE


The problem of drug abuse as anational social situation has increasedto an alarming degree during the pastseveral years. The youth are thecountry�s hope of tomorrow, butunfortunately they are the number onevictims. While the causes are varied,we can no longer hide the hard factthat drug abuse has gradually erodedthe young minds of the country�spotential human resources.

Young people are generallyinfluenced by two powerful sentimentsin their societies - hope and fear! TheHOPE that they will create a betterworld than their forebears withoutdiscarding fundamental values and theFEAR that they will make things worse.These are felt during the time oftransition between the dependence ofchildhood and the independence of theadult; a time when the past is ques-tioned and the future is determined; atime of searching for fundamentaltruths that will eventually shape theirlives and those of their children.

Unprecedented challenges con-front the youth of today, making itspecially difficult for them to followpatterns of behavior established inother times and especially hard forolder people to guide them. Thus,much depend on the creativity, energy,and commitment of young peoplethemselves if new pathways to develop-ment are to be found within thecontext of existing cultural values.Fundamental to this great cause is thehealth of Youth-FREE FROM DRUGS.

Young people in all societies areinvolved and committed, devoting their

time and energy to improving thelives of their families and communi-ties today and the succeeding genera-tion

Such commitment to socialdevelopment enhances their self-esteem and will eventually give thema sense of accomplishment. It offersa constructive rather than a destruc-tive channel for the energy of youth.It provides an opportunity forenriching experiences and a venue forresponsible interactions with others.

Young people are willing and ableto take greater responsibility for theirfuture, but whether they can do it, isheavily dependent on their relation-ship with others. How well we listen,how well we respond to their needs,how well we guide them in determin-ing their own future in cooperationwith others, how much we trustthem, how much we make it possiblefor young people to achieve self-esteem through constructive action isthe challenge to society.

The youth must be taught how tosay NO to drugs. This must be donein a very interesting and educationalmanner such as through the use oflocal folk media, interesting docu-mentaries, teaching a moral lesson,workshops on drug abuse prevention,group discussions, etc.

The youth must learn how toreact to different kinds of pressuressuch as:

1. If the pressure is friendly orteasing them, they can respond inthe same way.

2. If the pressure seems threatening,

then they might first have towalk away.

3. They must have a ready-madereason to say �NO�. Theycould simply say �NO I don�twant to�, �I am not intodrugs�, �I have given themup�, etc.

4. Keep the reason simple andhonest. They don�t have toexplain why they don�t want touse drugs.

5. Give polite but firm answerswithout disappointing orembarrassing friends.

6. Sometimes friends won�t take�No� for an answer, so repeatthe answer.

7. Have something else to do, e.g.�I am going to the movies.�

8. Change the subject.9. Avoid situation where people

will be using drugs.10. Choose friends wisely.11. Practice saying �No� to Drugs

with friends.

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youth involved in healthy sports andrecreational activities do not end updrug dependents. Youth organiza-tions are purposely and gainfullyengaged in the following activities:

a. Community projectsb. Sports and recreational

activitiesc. Educational programsd. Livelihood activitiese. Religious activitiesf. Cultural activities

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Member, ATCPDE


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The youth can easily stay awayfrom drugs if they are kept busy.Hence, they should be mobilized andtasked to formulate action programsthat will cater to the needs of theirmembers.

What every one should considernow is how to bring the �unorga-nized youth� into the fold of youthorganizations so that they too cancontribute their share in nationbuilding. With regards to the strategyof primary prevention, increasingmembership in youth clubs/organi-zations is viewed as a right approachto drug prevention.

Through this membership drive,it is hoped that more youth willspend their free time and utilize theirboundless energy in activities ofmutual benefits and interests. It isenvisioned that the successfulimplementation of this strategy willbring about meaningful and healthyinteraction among the youth and avenue for sharing common concerns,aspirations and hopes. In short, whatthe youth need is a sense of direc-tion. I am very optimistic thisstrategy would produce positiveresults.

The youth of today are sincere.They speak the truth, they arededicated, hardworking, trustworthy,fearless, and courageous. They arefull of vigor and vitality and have thatinner drive to reach the maximumlimit of their aspirations. Only, theirenergy should be properly channeled.

To the youth of today: use yourvigor and energy to keep away fromdrugs. LIVE, HALIVE, HALIVE, HALIVE, HALIVE, HAVE FUNVE FUNVE FUNVE FUNVE FUNWITHOUT DRUGS.WITHOUT DRUGS.WITHOUT DRUGS.WITHOUT DRUGS.WITHOUT DRUGS.

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the Anti-Drug Abuse Campaign2002.

A �Special Anti-Drug AbuseCampaign Package� was given toall secondary school students. Thepackage contained the anti-drugribbon collar pin, as well as acopy of a bumper edition of ourPreventive Drug EducationQuarterly newsletter -- Choices.

All Primary Six and Second-ary One students took part in acampaign quiz during their life-skills lessons in school. Teacherswere provided with all the

reminder to the students.The Singapore MediaCorp

News Broadcasting supportedthe campaign by requiring theirnews broadcasters to wear theanti-drug ribbon collar pins from24-29 June 2002.

To widen the scope of thisevent, 80 students from aSecondary School assisted indistributing the anti-drug ribboncollar pins to the general publicat all major Mass Rapid Transittrain stations and bus inter-changes on 26 June 2002. This

questions and answers for thequiz and they were requested togo through the answers with thestudents and clarify some miscon-ceptions. The students were thenrewarded with memo planners orcomic towels provided by theCentral Narcotics Bureau. Thegifts carried the anti-drug mes-sage that served as a constant

way, they also served as our anti-drug ambassadors, spreading theanti-drug message to the public.

The 26th of June is a significantday in Singapore being the daywhen every Singaporean, young orold, rally in one voice against drugabuse to make it a drug-freenation.

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Part of the project is the introduc-tion of these young people to otheryouth outside their community. Thepurpose was for them to learn fromother experiences and be able topractice their skills in communication.

FDIC�s youth arm called JuniorDrugnet, the CWS students from theMapua Institute of Technology, VillageUnited Methodist Church Youth Fellow-ship, and the Evangelical Alliance ChurchYouth Ministry participated in a numberof activities.

Livelihood projects are planned forimplementation this year, targeting bothadult and youth groups. This is toprovide economic support to thecommunity and will be used to encour-age people to participate in decision-making. Each group will choose alivelihood project and plan its implemen-tation. The FDIC will provide the seedcapital and necessary trainings.

There are number of changes notedin the attitudes of young people in thecommunity, particularly those who areactively involved in the various activitiesintroduced by FDIC. Those who used tobe shy and passive are now active invarious community activities. A volleyballtournament was successfully held lastyear through the initiative of the AsambaYouth. Another one is being scheduledto be held this year.

Although we are still far fromhaving a united community, the youthresponses are truly encouraging. Themore than one year implementation ofthe project did not really overhaul theyouth�s personalities. We still hear aboutmeetings that did not push throughbecause of petty quarrels or laziness.There are still a lot of young people inthe community who must be reached.The Asamba Youth is aware of these andis trying to find ways to reach them.What is important is that, right now,they already have a vision and are willingto work for its realization.

The project has effectively reachedits specific target - the youth. Theproblem of substance abuse amongthem is not isolated from the otherproblems in the society. The Asambaexperience proved that it is only throughcommitted and concerted effort that wecan truly do something about drugabuse.

our bodies should rest and have at leasteight hours of sleep and rest torecharge for the next day. Takingdangerous drugs endangers one�shealth,� Ponce, a retired pharmacistand consultant of the PALADMovement added.

Generally, Ponce said, newspaperreaders are busy. They do not have thetime to read the entire story. What thereporter should do is present the illeffects of the drugs in the firstparagraph or the lead before writingother details of the story. Ponce alsonoted that it is seldom that reports onsuccess stories of the program in thearea of rehabilitation, treatment, andprevention are written.

Inject human interest in the story.Write about the initial reaction of theuser�s family and how they try to copewith the situation. How is the userregarded by his friends or how does theuser relate to other members of thecommunity? These were Ponce�s guidequestions for the media practitioners.

�You in the media can help a lot increating awareness and promotingadvocacy to this campaign. While ourlaw enforcers are doing their part, youtoo, can do yours. We believe thatinformation, education, andcommunication are still the mostsignificant parts of the campaign,�Ponce added.

This is why the Dangerous DrugsBoard and FDIC, in coordination withthe Philippine Information Agency, haveembarked on this media update. ThePALAD Movement will get thecooperation and support of thecommunity and all the sectors ofsociety including the families, theprivate and the religious sectors, andthe local government, Ponce furtherpointed out.

According to Regional DirectorOlivia T. Sudaria of the PIA, the

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The main objective of the project isto create a culture whereby the youthare viewed as resources. They were tolead their peers and work with the restof the community in drug abuseprevention efforts. The project targetedyoung people with ages ranging from 13to 21 years old.

A series of asset-building and skillstraining for the youth have beenprogrammed to enhance the skills ofyoung people in (a) responsibledecision-making; (b) making choicesfor self, the group, and the community;(c) communication; and (d) goal-settingnot only as beneficiaries but as activeproblem solvers.

Through these trainings, the youthin the community called the AsambaYouth, was encouraged to recruit newmembers and initiate new activities.Likewise almost the same activitieswere initiated to include other groupsin the community such as women andparents, who were made aware of theirroles in prevention.

The various activities appealed tothe youth. They felt good aboutthemselves. The activities gave them asense of accomplishment. Among theseare projects that ranged from perfor-mance (music and drama) to outdoorrecreation such as wall climbing whichwas not quite familiar to them.

Alternative activities for drug abuseusers were found vital to drug abuseprevention. These activities are drama,music, arts, crafts, gardening, cooking,and sports. This conclusion wasreached after discovering that drinkingsessions follow basketball games whereother drugs are taken. FDIC felt theneed to integrate certain values in eachactivity. Hence, it was agreed thatalcohol should likewise be considered avery dangerous drug.

FDIC is also working with differentchurch groups to come up withactivities designed to promote spiritualgrowth as part of prevention strategy.Weekly bible studies are held in thecommunity. A number of young peoplewho were actively involved in theproject also became members ofchurch organizations.

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them and encourage participation ofconcerned authorities and the public inthe PALAD Movement.

Meanwhile, Lucita Contreras of thePreventive Drug Education and TrainingDivision of DDB said the PALADMovement will be launched inMalaybalay City sometime next month.The activity will be attended by Rep.Jose Miguel F. Zubiri of the 3rd districtof Bukidnon, one of the proponents ofthe recently enacted comprehensiveanti-drug abuse law.

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Welfare of Thailand, the AsianFederation of TherapeuticCommunity, Office of NarcoticsControl Board, DaytopInternational, and US StateDepartment. The theme was�Therapeutic Community (TC) �A Healing Community: A RegionalResponse to Addiction in Asia.

This activity was designed toachieve the following objectives:1) organize a network of TCprograms in the region; 2) orientthe new TC program practitio-ners; 3) share best practices inTC programs; and 4) enhancecompetencies of TC serviceproviders.

The Philippines wasrepresented by a group composedof presidents, directors, officers,and owners of treatment andrehabilitation centers headed byDr. Evelina A. Mejillano, aprofessor from the University ofthe Philippines College ofEducation. Dr. Mejillano was invitedby Justice Ammuray Intuputi,President of the ASEANFederation on TherapeuticCommunity as a fundedparticipant. She chaired the 2ndplenary session on Basic Elementsthat define a TC and also chairedWorkshop XI on Client Assessmentand Treatment Planning.

It was during the 2nd plenarysession that participants andspeakers agreed that theevaluation and outcome of thestudies conducted are essential tothe growth of a therapeuticcommunity.

The highlight of the conferencewas the arrival of Dr. AndreaBarthwell, Deputy Director forDemand Reduction, White HouseOffice of National Drug ControlPolicy, USA who delivered theclosing remarks and presented agift to the President of the AsianFederation.

Cagayan de Oro Media Update is thefirst of Mindanao of DDB/FDIC�s seriesof nationwide anti-drug abuse andprevention campaign held in Mindanao.

The other component of thecampaign, she said, is the promotion oflivelihood projects designed to addresspoverty, which has been identified asamong the key factors that pushesindividuals to abuse dangerous drugs.

The PALAD Movement, a flagshipprogram of the DDB and FDIC, in

cooperation with PIA, is a one-yearprogram consisting of media updateactivities in Luzon, Visayas, andMindanao, including the NationalCapital Region, Sudaria furtherdisclosed.

The activity, Sudaria added, isaimed at updating media practitionerson recent developments and trends indrug prevention and control efforts.The media practitioners are motivatedto use various strategies to disseminate

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exchange of accurate andcomparable data and informationto prevent and control ATS abuseand for a better understanding ofATS patterns of abuse in the region.

The UNODC project staff ispresently completing a review ofavailable ATS information and datasources and is collaborating withrelated networks for purposes ofcollecting and sharing ATS regionaldata. Eventually the project willhelp prioritize strategies related tothe regional ATS situation and resultto a more united effort toward thereduction of ATS trends. Theproject also intends to set up afoundation that will serve asregional ATS data clearing house.

Other activities of the UNODCATS data project include finalizingthe current review of available ATSinformation, designing an on-lineATS library and database, andcontinuing development of aregional ATS survey and datacollection system.

From 3-8 November 2002,UNODC hosted an inceptionmeeting in Bangkok attended bydelegates from the participatingcountries Cambodia, China, Laos,Myanmar, the Philippines, Thailand,and Vietnam. There were expertpresenters from UNODCheadquarters in Vienna and theMulticity Epidemiology Workgroupof the National Centre for DrugResearch of Universiti Sains Malaysiain Penang, Malaysia and an observerdelegation from Indonesia. Japan,as donor country, also observedand participated in the meeting.

The activity consisted ofworking and training sessions wherethe need and use of accurate and

comparable data were extensivelydiscussed. With the information andtraining obtained at the meeting,each national delegationsubsequently developed andpresented a draft nationalworkplan which will be finalizedupon their return to their homecountries. Their plans will beimplemented within the frameworkof the project.

It was during the same inceptionmeeting that the nationaldelegations concluded that ATSabuse is a serious threat in everycountry and that very soon ATSabuse will surpass opiate abuse asthe number one regional drugabuse problem.

Readers interested in the pro-ject can inquire through e-mail [email protected];mail inquiry to UNODC, 6th FloorUN Building, Rajdamnern NokAvenue, Bangkok 10200 Thailand;or call telephone number (66-2)288-2491.

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ment of Social Welfare andDevelopment

� Usec. Franklin M. Ebdalin, Depart-ment of Foreign Affairs

� Usec. Ramon C. Bacani, Depart-ment of Education

� Dir. Isabel Inlayo, Commission onHigher Education

� Miss Marielou A. Chua, NationalYouth Commission, and

� Dir. Gen. Anselmo S. Avenido Jr.,Philippine Drug EnforcementAgencyThe two regular members are

Atty. Jaime M. Vibar for the Inte-grated Bar of the Philippines (IBP)and Chairman/President Miguel A.Perez-Rubio for the non-governmentorganization (NGO). The permanentconsultants are NBI DirectorReynaldo Wycoco and the Chief ofthe PNP, represented by PSSupt.Angelito L. Gerangco.

Retired Police Director Miguel G,Coronel was appointed by PresidentArroyo on 29 July 2002 as ExecutiveDirector with the rank of anundersecretary. Coronel also servedas the Secretary of the Board andadministrative officer of the secre-tariat.

Usec Miguel G. Coronel�s stintwith the Board was short lived as hewas appointed by President Arroyoas head/chief of the newly createdoffice the Anti-Smuggling Intelligenceand Investigation Center (ASIIC)under the Office of the President.Retired Police Director GeneralEfren Q. Fernandez took over asExecutive Director of the Board alsowith the rank of undersecretary last24 February 2003.

However, the positions ofDeputy Executive Director forAdministration and for Operationsare still vacant to date. Serving inacting capacities are Atty. Cesar G.Posada and Mr. Romeo J. Sanga,both from the DDB Secretariat.

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the Holiday Inn, Manila, Philippines.The theme of the Workshop wasMaximizing the Utilization ofIndigenous Sports and the Arts asAlternative Strategies for Drug AbusePrevention.

The workshop brought togethersome 200 foreign and local delegatesrepresenting seven of the 10 ASEANNGO umbrella organizations againstdrug abuse. These include BASMIDAof Brunei Darussalam; BERSAMA ofIndonesia; PEMADAM of Malaysia;MANA of Myanmar; PHILCADSA ofthe Philippines; SANA of Singapore;and NGO-ANCC-NCSWT ofThailand.

Other participants in theworkshop were officials of theUnited Nations Drug ControlProgramme, Australia�s NationalCouncil on Drugs, Japan�s DrugAbuse Prevention Center, theColombo Plan Bureau Drug

Advisory Programme, and the Asia-Pacific Association of Non-Government Organizations on Drugand Substance Abuse Prevention(ASPAC-NGO). Not represented thisyear were Cambodia, Laos, andVietnam.

The workshop which had Hon.Teofisto Guingona Jr., Vice Presidentof the Republic of the Philippines askeynote speaker featured ademonstration of indigenous sportsand arts), a Gallery Walk, (an exhibitof ASEAN�s traditional sports andarts, and an actual demonstration onthe use of theater arts as drug abuseprevention advocacy medium.

There where recommendationsdrawn during the Workshop. Theseincluded:

1. The need for a specific policystatement by ASEAN NGOson the issue of the utilizationof indigenous sports and the

arts as alternative strategiesfor drug and substanceabuse prevention.

2. The involvement of themembers of the communityon drug abuse prevention iscrucial, whether they becommunity or politicalleaders or famous person-alities such as artists.Strategies employed mustbe creative and innovativeto be able to attract theyouth. These programs andstrategies must be moni-tored, documented, andevaluated.

3. The programs must containthe elements of socializa-tion, recreation, anddiscipline. The implementa-tion must be holistic innature.

4. Publicity is essential tocreate public awareness.Adequate publicity willdraw public andgovernment support.

5. NGOs must be involved andthe determination tosucceed must be present toensure the successfulimplementation of relevantand accreditedprogrammes.

6. The ASEAN region mustsupport and promoteASEAN indigenous sportsand the arts through annualfestivals at national andASEAN levels.

7. ASEAN NGOs mustpromote and provideopportunities to involveyouth in these programmesand activities. In futuredeliberations, theinvolvement of the youthshall be required.

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A S E A NMember CountriesMember CountriesMember CountriesMember CountriesMember Countries

Brunei Darrusalam

Cambodia

Indonesia

Laos People’s Democratic Republic

Malaysia

Myanmar

Philippines

Singapore

Thailand

Vietnam

E D I T O R I A L B O A R DExecutive Editor

Evelina A. Mejllano

Editor-in-ChiefBelina SB. Capul

Managing EditorJose Reuben Q. Alagaran II

Associate EditorsMinerva Y. QuemuelElnora D. Traballo

Layout ArtistArnel F. Orea

ComposersEvelyn V. Baldemor

Virginia P. OreaEvelyn D. Cielo

Contributing WritersDrug Education Committee Members

and Guest Writers

The ideas of the authors do not necessarily reflectthe views of the editors.

The new Dangerous DrugsBoard was created pursuant to RA9165, otherwise known as theComprehensive Dangerous Drug Actof 2002, repealing RA 6425. Thisnew law took effect on 4 July 2002,while the Implementing Rules andRegulations of RA 9165 becameeffective November 27, 2002. Thenew DDB was placed under theOffice of the President.

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Under Section 77, Article IX ofthe Act, the Board shall be thepolicy-making and strategy-formulat-ing body in the planning and formula-tion of policies and programs ondrug abuse prevention and control.It shall develop and adopt a com-prehensive, integrated, unified, andbalanced national drug abuseprevention and control strategy. Forthe purpose, the Board approvedthe National Anti-Drug Program ofAction (NADPA) on November 8,2002.

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As provided under Section 78,Article IX of the Act, the NewDangerous Drugs Board shall becomposed of 17 members, three ofwhom are permanent members, the

other 12 members shall be in ex-officio capacity, and the remainingtwo shall be regular members.

The three permanent membersare all Presidential appointees, oneof whom shall serve as Chairman.The two other appointees have therank of undersecretary. One shallserve for four years and the other,two years. President GloriaMacapagal-Arroyo appointed asOfficer-in-Charge to Chair theBoard, Secretary Jose D. Lina Jr. ofthe Department of Interior and LocalGovernment. UndersecretariesBernardo T. Lastimoso and Edgar C.Galvante were appointed permanentmembers.

Among the 12 ex-officio mem-bers of the Board are:

� Usec. Ma. Merceditas N. Gutierrez,Department of Justice

� Usec. Antonio S. Lopez,Department of Health

� Usec. Antonio C. Santos, Depart-ment of National Defense

� Sec. Jose Isidro N. Camacho,Department of Finance

� Sec. Patricia Sto. Tomas, Depart-ment of Labor and Employment

� Usec. Marius P. Corpus, Depart-ment of the Interior and LocalGovernment

� Usec. Lourdes G. Balanon, Depart-

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