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(2) Demographics of the reported cases were analyzed, the drug abuse cases by gender consists
of male and is mostly distributed in between 30 years and 40 years old (35.9%) and between
40 years and 50 years (32.9%). Among the drug categories used by all age groups, ketamine
was the most common drug abused by those below 19 years of age, (meth) amphetamine was
the most common drug abused by those of 20 to 29 years of age, and heroin was the most
common drug abused by those over 30 years of age . Individuals aged over 70 years (inclusive)
primarily abused zolpidem.

(3) Analysis for the most common sites for drug abuse were friend’s residence, on streets, and Part II - Key Administrative Results Controlled Drugs Management
at the dance clubs/pub/hotel. The leading sources of illegal substances were drug dealers/
vendors followed by friends. The top reasons for drug abuse were dependence (36.3%)
followed by stress relief (17.5%).

2. Integrating the Cross-departmental Narcotics and Drug Abuse Reporting System Database
(1) The drug abuse issue is extremely complex. The Ministry of Justice (MOJ), Ministry of the
Interior (MOI), Ministry of Education (MOE), Ministry of Health and Welfare (MOHW), and
Ministry of Labor (MOL) have been authorized to tackle this issue. To accurately observe
the state of drug abuse in Taiwan, the Executive Yuan has assigned all relevant ministries to
contribute their ideas and build a consensus to integrate various narcotics and drug abuse
reporting system databases from multiple ministries and departments. The aim was to employ
big data analytics to clarify the three major aspects of drug abuse: (1) Narcotics User Profile, (2)
Effective Treatment Model, and (3) Narcotics Production and Marketing Course, an accurate
understanding of drug related data and analysis. These information can then be used as a
reference to propose various preventive strategies.
(2) As of December 2015, a total of 17 narcotics and drug abuse reporting system database (from
the MOJ, MOI, MOE, and MOHW) were integrated and placed under the data science center
of the MOHW (Figure 2-3-2) as a reference for implementing early warning or preventive
strategies.

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