“Everyone is entitled to his own opinion, but not to his own facts.”— Daniel Patrick MoynihanFirst wordMoynihan’s witty dictum applies in all contentions in public life. The substantive facts provided by these reports undercut the extravagant claims of the President’s declaration of war on drugs. He declared that there are some 3.7 million or more drug users or addicts in the country. The 2015 figure is higher than the 1.3 million drug users estimated in 2012 and 1.7 million estimated in 2008. The 2015 survey results show that the lifetime drug use prevalence is around 6.1 percent of the same sample population.

Source: Manila Times September 21, 2016 16:18 UTC