Last week, Malacañang said more than 60,000 people had yielded to the police for their involvement in the illegal drug trade. What we have now is the premium contributions, but it will not be enough if we also spend for drug dependents,” he added. If, for example, we have 1.7 million drug dependents, multiply it by P30,000 for each of them, so that’s about P50 billion. What has been overlooked, however, and has not been properly addressed, is the rehabilitation of drug dependents,” he added. The high cost of rehabilitation “discourages” families of drug users from sending their loved ones for professional treatment, Sotto said.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer July 17, 2016 16:52 UTC