BACOLOD City – A total of 45 former drug surrenderers in two cities of this province have completed the 90-day Community-Based Drug Rehabilitation Program (CBDRP) hosted by their respective local government units.
Eighteen persons who used drugs (PWUD) from various villages in Bago City finished the PagBAG-O Wellness Program on March 5.
In San Carlos City, on the other hand, 27 participants from Barangay Codcod and Barangay Quezon graduated from the Kinabuhi Angay Ampingan Bag-Uhon Alang sa Ginoo (KAABAG) program on Feb. 28.
According to Colonel Romeo Baleros, director of the Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office, the conduct of the CBDRP is part of the demand reduction campaign against illegal drugs in this province.
“While we run after the drug syndicates and pushers, we are also helping the users eliminate drugs in their lives,” he said.
Baleros also credited the partner-agencies of the Philippine National Police for the success of the program.
The CBDRP is intended for those who suffer from drug use and drug abuse, but not for those who are diagnosed as drug dependents.
CBDRP is being implemented as collaboration among the LGUs, local health offices, social welfare development offices, and police units.(With a report from PNA/PN)
