Topic: Drug free in the Philippines - page 59. (Read 77887 times)

Drug addiction can't be wiped out with the threat of violence. Even in countries such as Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates, where drug usage can get you a death sentence, you will find large number of people who take drugs. Addiction to hard drugs can be fought only with awareness and medical treatment. And legalization of soft drugs will help vulnerable individuals to stay away from hard drugs.

Of course it won't and it will only serve to marginalise people and militarise the police.

I admire Duterte's war against drug. But let's get real, he might reduce the drug deals, labs and everything related into it but still Philippines will not be drug free.

Don't forget the fact that the president is the reason why all people now are about drugs and motivated to wipe out drugs in our country. Without him, people will don't have courage to fight against drug, there a lot of president sit and finish their terms but no one focus and seriously deal on this issue.

I gave a big KUDO for President Duterte.

For the most part, all the politicians only talk, but to do what they say not in a hurry. Thus it is in the hands of people focused more opportunities than one president.

We are moving forward now the war on drugs is nearly over. So therefore next year it will be a build build build system. So good that our dreams is now on our hands now. I can see the future of the Philippines in the next few years so I think president duterte is done a lot than the other president.

The campaign to eliminate drug use in the Philippines can succeed if all agencies will cooperate and the people will do their part of the bargain. However, of course, we should not expect for a 100% elimination as this is quite impossible as making the drugs can be done even mobile.

The most important thing is that it is fully controlled and the market is reduced dramatically. Plus the government should also launch a massive education campaign against the use of drugs and all barangays all over the country must effectively have their own anti-drug measures and programs.

The President can't do it alone. People of Philippines should unite to have a drug free country. Even if PDu30 is very strong with his fight with drugs if people under him is not doing their job like him. It would be a waste of time,effort,money and lives. We should help him because no man can do it alone.

1. If being against psychoactive drugs and steroids makes Duterte economically illiterate then the same
    should go for your precious U.S. leaders since last I checked Prohibition is still enforced in U.S.
    Legalization of cannabis in certain states does not mean Legalization of all narcotic drugs.
    How about you criticize my country when yours have demolished Prohibition entirely and crime rate
    disappears? It was not until the previous administration that the use of the term "War On Drugs" was
    discontinued. It is a step, but only that. Do not talk like yours have solved your Prohibition and
    Drug-related crimes. Keep your preaching to yourself.

2. Prohibition is also used in regulating the manufacture, sale, and use of certain drugs through a
    Prescription System. I guess plenty of your fellow citizens would be in favor on dissolving this as well
    since overdose, sleeping pills, and overall abuse of prescription drugs are pretty common there. While  
    here, the majority of the population has never even touched a single sleeping pill. We don't rely on
    prescription drugs for every little ailment. Imaginary or otherwise.

3. You really got to put a distinction between Drug Addicts and Dealers. Addicts need
    help and rehabilitation but the terms "least powerful", "most wretched" and "defenseless citizens" certainly
    DOES NOT apply to DEALERS and PEDDLERS. Those are for their VICTIMS, which are the addicts, youths,
    and victims of drug-related crimes. The Dealers are CRIMINALS, unrepentant CULPRITS.

4. The addicts voluntarily surrender, they go to the cramped jails full of addicts, then they receive
    rehabilitation.
    The Dealers / Pushers , are aggressive, they resist and fight, resulting in deadly confrontations. They die.
    Some could certainly be summary executions, others from Drug Syndicates plugging leaks, and yet more
    others totally unrelated crimes disguised as slay-killings. Sensationalism at its finest.
    And frankly? They deserve it. If that makes me a tool, a person condoning violence, then so be it.
    I would prefer to give MY mercy, understanding, and help to the REAL victims and certainly not to the
    criminals.

* Oh and if being in favor of the Prohibition on Drugs/obeying the law against narcotic drugs and substances makes me a "domesticated animal", "not a human being" , well. You call it this, I call it otherwise.

* I assume you are American, half or whatever. If not, well, I don't really care. I am tired of all your BS and you can shove it.

Yeah im think if he finish his term the drugs is growing again.

Legalizing drugs worked in Portugal:


https://mic.com/articles/110344/14-years-after-portugal-decriminalized-all-drugs-here-s-what-s-happening

he can kill all the dealers and lock up all the users.
this might have a short term effect.
but IMO the root cause of the problem hasn't been addressed.
wont take long till dealers stop trading in the open, and users dont openly admit to anyone they are users.
at which point the witch hunt will be much harder.

right now its all too easy, to kill / lock up people, because a huge % of the pop has this drug problem and the gov didnt care, so they didnt care that poeple knew about it.


IMO, the better way to solve the drug issue is to educate poeple on drugs, and make ALL drugs legal controlled substance

Colombia can not dub to the Philippines because the country of origin Colombia very large percentage of drugs around the world. Remember the story of Pablo Escobar, a man who flunked drug all the USA.

As always, the president impose a lot of hope, but the bad thing is that many of the coming to power of porn disappoint people. Poverty, corruption and crime are the main concerns of all countries. But few people struggling with these issues.

We all worry about our streets overwhelmed with people with drug dependence, but at the same time in the Netherlands do not have this problem. The truth is prescription that it would be possible to prescribe those who need it the most.

As they say, that the former drug addict does not happen. If you already had time dependence, then sooner or later this relationship will wake up again. We need more strong willpower to himself holding in his hands and not look towards drugs.

You cannot legalize such drugs! The addict will not be cured. Maybe not humane, but now addicts are scared and they have an incentive to quit.

The drug is not only a problem of Philippines, it is a problem of all mankind. If you do not start to control it at the state level, people will be gone. And for this it is probably necessary to legalize.

Well at least it will lessen the crime rate related to the drug addicts. Because they are at least afraid a little bit because they know that this administration is really determined on eliminating them.