Ce collectif veut changer la façon dont les Philippines parlent de l'usage de drogues

Le projet ACCEPT promeut une éducation sur les drogues fondée sur les données probantes, l'empathie et une approche de santé publique pour la réforme des politiques. Pour en savoir plus, en anglais, veuillez lire les informations ci-dessous.

'For too long, drug education has relied on fear,' says ACCEPT Project lead RJ Naguit

MANILA, Philippines – How can the Philippines talk about drug use without going into stereotypes of “addicts” and charged assumptions of them automatically being criminals?

That’s the aim of a group called ACCEPT Project, or the “Advancing Compassionate, Evidence-informed, Practical, and Transformative Modules for Sensible Drug Conversations” project, which developed drug education modules that are based on public health and human rights concepts.

The project wants to form a nationwide network where communities tackle the issue of drug use not from a criminal perspective, but based on a health and social justice perspective.

“For too long, drug education has relied on fear. The ACCEPT modules prove that when we empower communities with evidence and empathy, we don’t just reduce stigma—we create community,” said doctor Raymond John “RJ” Naguit, the project lead, during the launch on March 26.