Why blame the user if you can blame something nonliving? *sarcasm

The Philippine Islands, amidst its well-developed state of instability and deprogression, has kept a soldier hidden within its not so secret barracks; Lt. Drug Abuse.Today, (fortunately?) news about drug trafficking in the Philippine and its use, abuse and etc. have been in a declining rate since 2***. Although, even if its (drug trafficking) media presence seems to be dwindling like Pnoys poll asia ratings since 2011, the numbers dont lie: its estimated that there are almost 1.7 million (or even more than) drug users in the Philippines, and the mean age is 28 years old. This statistical data is according to the Dangerous Drugs Board in the Philippines. Also, shabu/methamphetamine hydrochloride which was supposedly identified as the poor mans cocaine increased its average street price to Php 15,000-17,000 depending on the quantity of the said drug and the demographic location of the market. This said increase was said to be the result of the governments success in dismantling clandestine laboratories nationwide. But, there will always be the other end of the string. Due to this, methamphetamine use is now more wanted than ever, and more and more illegal drug users are finding new ways to acquire the said golden powder. Yet amidst all of these, it seems that the society, particularly the government, most often use their blind spot when investigating these types of heinous crimes. It almost seems like that the government has yet to uncover something within their grasp, or maybe even, hid something within their clasp.

The big mystery is, has this drug problem become too macro scale already that its even bigger than the law enforcing entities of the Philippine society? Or have the illegal drug users/abusers become too smart for the Filipino anti-drug squad to catch?

On April 2015, Mary Jane Fiesta Velosos name has flooded the small streets of social media sites and television stations with never-ending news reports with repeating words; DRUG-TRAFFICKING, EXECUTION, FIRING SQUAD, SMUGGLING, FILIPINA. These words especially the last one was almost gut-wrenching. It was hard to hear the said statements over and over and over again, especially if I was a relative of Mary Jane, what would I feel I were her parents? But the thing is, people only talk about the shallow water shells found in the seashore, and not about the mysterious deep blue ocean way beyond the stretch of human sight, (see how I transitioned from a serious tone to a mildly poetic perspective?)

It is because, people only react to what is shown to them, without even minding the inbetween perspectives their point of objectivity may have experienced/may have been experiencing. People had reacted that he said punishment was immoral and inhumane, and yes, I agree to that for we all have the right to live life with liberty, but we are actually targeting a wrong dartboard here. And yes, before I go on with my rants, we also should consider about the different laws and regulation each sovereign country can administer to its citizens especially to its criminals, and yes unfortunately, death penalty was in their constitution.

Now back to my topic, the main problem here is that Mary Jane Veloso was caught within the bounds of another country. And she had to experience all that due to the illegal recruiters demon spawned intentions. She was frail and innocent, yet she was forced to suffer extreme anxiety. She even experienced a life and death situation, literally! Though, all of this wouldve been prevented if the illegal recruiters didnt exist in the first place or were already caught by the Filipino police officers. So what does this say about the Philippines regulation on illegal drug use?

I realized that people are always trying to fix broken things with money. This is the same as fixing the problem of drug abuse here in the Philippines. This idiosyncratic agenda has plagued the country for decades, but yet, it still rampant and widespread today. Generation by generation, administration by administration, it seems that every effort that the government tries to implement to eradicate the drug problem in the Philippines, it just cant be controlled.

Cue what doesnt kill me makes me stronger image

As a matter of fact, every single time that this drug issue is brought up or talked about with complementary side-jokes and sarcasm, Its just hard for me to crack up a smile/laugh. But, wait, it doesnt mean that I use illegal drugs or anything, its just, it seems too personal, the idea of a person getting imprisoned forever due to a single pill. They seem to think that taking this magical powder full of surreptitious ideas of euphoria would free them from the clutches of sadness in the world, yet they are only letting themselves get eaten by a bigger monster other than melancholy, addiction.

Back to the aforementioned question about the Philippine government, Yes, I know that the government is the overseer of the whole status of the Philippines, and yes I know that theyve already implemented/enacted laws that prohibit illegal drug use, and yada yada yada, but is it working? Maybe a little bit, but the thing is, drug companies, drug lords, and (insert Asian race here) triads, are existent and flourishing due to the ineffectivity of the said regulations. Drug prohibition was just a gateway for illegal drugs itself to be considered a rarity, thus more and more people are thirsty for it. This is where human nature kicks in, wherein if a person is hindered to do something, he/she will always find another way to do it. Even the United Nations stated that, The War on Drugs is a total failure, this is because of technology, and addiction itself.

For me, I think it is very selfish for people to take the path to drug addiction, and it is more selfish of the government to be apathetic to the said problem. But, I really do hope that the Philippines would really find a resolution to eradicate this alarming issue, and I hope that once they do find it, it wont be too late.aayaw!"

Drug Activist3 years agoGovernment manipulation lng yang mga drug laws...read the history of drug prohibition...t use it to attack minorities...bakit drug lord sinisisi nyo? drug lords exist because of prohibition,are the drug lords here to sell alcohol?...30 years ko nang naririnig na masusugpo nila ang droga pero bakit dumadamia ang addict...Im not sure if they can stop the drug problem but ito ang sigurado...DRUG FREE PHILIPPINES ay imposibble at lalung dadami at lalakas ang droga dahil sa teknolohiya...Sabi nga nang mga UN leaders "The War on drugs is a total failure"...wag kayo masyadong maniwala sa Media...nasa internet ang katotohanan..

Mary jane

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IDU DRUG USE!

hese are some of the commonly abused drugs in the Philippines. Recently, the drug problem is quite alarming.The increasing number of arrested drug traffickers, seizures of big volumes of dangerous drugs, controlled precursors and essential chemicals and dismantling of clandestine laboratories since the conception of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency show the extent and impact of the drug abuse and drug trade problem in the Philippines

Drug addiction is a problem that has been increasing immensely among our society today. Drug addictions can only hinder or restrain us from accomplishing goals or dreams in life. People sometimes feel they are too bright, too powerful, too much in control to become addictive. Addiction can trap anyone. It can lead to harming ones body, causing problems in family structure, and contribute to the delinquency in society. The sooner people seek help for drug addiction problems, the more chances they have of gaining control of their life once again. However, abstinence is the safest way to live a longer and healthier life.We are greatly influenced by the people around us. Today one of the number one reasons of teenage drug usage is peer pressure. Peer pressure represents social influences that affect us. It can have a positive or a negative effect, depending on what path one follows. There is direct and indirect pressure that might influence a persons decision in using drugs. Direct pressure might be when a person is offered to try drugs. Indirect pressure might be when a person is around people using drugs and sees that there is nothing wrong with using drugs. Adolescents who use drugs seek out peers who also use and, in turn, are influenced by those peers (Berndt, 1992). A person might also try drugs just to fit in a social group, even if the person had no intentions of using drugs. Adolescents can try out different roles and observe the reactions of their friends to their behavior and their appearance (Berndt, 1992). One might do it just to be considered cool by the group.There are also other reasons why people might turn to using drugs. Emotional distress, such as personal or family problems, having low self-esteem, like loosing a close one, loosing a job, or having no friends, and environmental stress are all possible factors to causing one to use drugs.Drugs have very harmful effects on th...