2019 National Household Survey on the Patterns and Trends of Drug Abuse
The 2019 National Household Survey on the Patterns and Trends of Drug Abuse was conducted in collaboration with the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) and I-Metrics Asia Pacific, Inc. The PSA vetted and validated the research framework, methodology and instruments used, while the DSWD’s trained field interviewers took charge of the data-gathering activities. I-Metrics Asia Pacific, Inc. processed and analyzed the data collected by the DSWD.
The 2019 drug survey’s main objective is to determine the magnitude of the drug problem nationwide and estimate the number of lifetime and current drug users. It aims to determine the prevalence and the number of lifetime and current drug users at the local and national level; define the demographic characteristics of lifetime and current drug users; measure awareness of the respondents of the anti-drug services provided by the government at the barangay level; and provide recommendations to counter the drug problem on a national level.