ORIOLA, ROBERTA JOYCE D.

FEBRUARY 17, 2017

RESMEAR - AR402

TOPIC: REDEVELOPMENT OF DRUG TREATMENT AND REHABILITATION CENTER

IN QUEZON CITY

PROBLEM:
On May 30, 2016 President Rodrigo Duterte proclaimed as the President-elect of the

Philippines. Since duterte was elected there are many laws and orders that he advocates and one

of those is the anti-drug campaign. In the first three months of Duterte's term in office, according

to police figures, over 3,000 killings were attributed to his nationwide anti-drug campaign. Since

then many drug addicts and pushers have surrendered to the authority in which the administration

considered it as a happy problem but then again, the drug rehabilitation centers was not ready

for this action. There are only 44 drug rehabilitation centers across the country and these can only

hold a maximum of 5,000 persons. Out of 44 drug rehabilitation centers, 15 are state-run while the

rest are privately operated.

Because of the sudden increase of the drug addicts and pushers that have surrendered and

captured, this lead to a problem which is the lack of the drug rehabilitation centers in the

Philippines and the lack of budget for the rehabilitation center. Another problem is the congested

situation of the people in the rehabilitation center there is no enough and sufficient space for the

users that lead to the congested situation of the drug rehabilitation centers.
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY:

Rehabilitation is a designed to facility to treat medically challenged persons in the process

of recovery from injury, illness, or disease to as normal a condition as possible. definition

according to http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com Rehabilitation, or rehab, can be used

to help a person recover from addictions, injuries, and even physical or mental illnesses. Drug

addiction often changes a person's behavior, which can affect all aspects of his or her life, including

work and relationships. Drug rehab treatment facilities help patients change their attitudes toward

drugs.

Drug rehabilitation centers range from very basic facilities to luxury treatment centers. The

type of center a patient attends depends upon his or her budget and level of insurance coverage.

There are different types of programs that a drug rehabilitation offers, including: residential

treatment (in-patient), out-patient, local support groups, extended care centers, recovery or sober

houses, addiction counselling, mental health, and medical care. Some rehab centers offer age- and

gender-specific programs. Rehabilitation services are provided in a variety of settings including

clinical and office practices, hospitals, skilled-care nursing homes, sports medicine clinics, and

some health maintenance organizations.

One of the first rehabilitation center here in the Philippines is in Bicutan a residential center

that was created for the treatment of adults and children who are addicted to drugs. It is a private,

non-stock and non-profit institution administered by the Department of Health (DOH) and founded

on 9 November 1972. The largest institution of its kind in Asia, the center has the facilities to treat

up to 3,000 at a time.
OBJECTIVE:

1.) To collect information, data and identify the factors that is associated with the lack of drug

rehabilitation center in the Philippines.

2.) To analyze the problems of drug rehabilitation centers and to give the corresponding solution

for the problem.

3.) To make recommendations to improve the operational effectiveness of drug rehabilitation here

in the Philippines.

4.) To be able to provide drug rehabilitation center that is spacious for the benefit of the user and

facilities that is suitable for the help and treatment of the patients.

5.) To design a drug rehabilitation that follow all the laws in terms of the national building code,

fire code and accessibility code of the Philippines.

 REFERENCES:

1.) Retrieved from http://www.rehabs.com/about/rehab-treatment/ access on February 15 2017

2.) Retrieved from http://www.philstar.com/headlines/2016/08/19/1615111/lack-rehab-centers-
hampers-drug-war-succcess access on February 15 2017
3.) Retrieved from http://www.rappler.com/newsbreak/in-depth/138733-ddb-drugs-users-
rehabilitation-facilities-problems access on February 15 2017