Solvent useDrug addiction among the poor usually progresses from solvent use to “shabu” and marijuana, the vice mayor said. Each facility is estimated to cost around P12 million, with funds allotted by the office of former Speaker Feliciano Belmonte, Joy’s father and a former Quezon City mayor. The vice mayor said that since 2013, officials had been pushing for the creation of child-processing centers in the city, but it was only last year when the initiative was finally rolled out. Drug-free barangaysThe initiative puts Quezon City at the forefront of the battle against illegal drugs. Mayor Bautista’s own brother, Councilor Hero Bautista, was also forced to take a leave after testing positive for illegal drug use.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer March 18, 2017 21:22 UTC