The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency is set to launch comic books that would raise public awareness on drug abuse and prevention.
“The PDEA comics, both in English and Filipino, (will) contain stories of persons who got hooked on drugs, the challenges they face, their struggles, and how they overcome their addiction through the help of the government and other stakeholders of the national anti-drug campaign,” PDEA Director General Aaron Aquino said Friday.
The PDEA comics, Aquino said, aims to shed light on the harmful effects of illegal drugs, through the use of drawn visuals to explain complex topics and engage people to cooperate with the government in eliminating such menace.
To be featured in the PDEA comics are stories of youths, professionals, overseas workers, man on the street, and laborers who got hooked on drugs, ruined their lives, and made a turnaround to start life anew.
Seven storylines of the PDEA comics for future release that illustrate real-life drug abuse stories will be released.
Among these are:
– “Takbo Totoy!” is the story about drug-peddling activities perpetrated by drug syndicates in many forms, including
the use of minors as runners and couriers in the illegal drug trade.
– “Tama na, Pare” is about the vulnerability of teenagers and adolescents to be hooked on illegal drugs. Peer pressure usually leads to the initiation of drug abuse.
– “Ang Jeepney Driver” tells of a jeepney driver who wanted to have the best for his family until financial problems affect them, leading him to drug use as a way to cope with. (PNA and Chito Chavez)
