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Reinforced Management over Controlled 4
Drugs and Prevention Against Drug
Abuse
27.1% of all samples. With the 192 found with ▍ Implementation Strategy
medicines consistent with those prescribed
by doctors excluded, there were 694 cases I. Fun in Preventing Drug
that were truly positive. Among them, males Abuse
were accounted for the majority. In terms of
the age group distribution, 25 to 34 years old TFDA collaborated with the Ministry
was the majority, followed by 35 to 44 years of Justice, the Ministry of Education, and the
old, and then 18 to 24 years old. Twenty-four National Police Agency of the Ministry of the
NPSs were detected and among them were Interior and implemented the “Fun in Preventing
mostly synthetic cathinone, identical to the Drug Abuse” program. In 2022, circuit tours to
program in 2021. 4-methyl methcathinone (4- communities, workplaces, and high-risk areas
MMC) was the most detected drug, followed in six counties and cities, Chiayi County, Chiayi
by ketamine, and then 3,4-Methylenedioxy-α- City, Tainan City, Kaohsiung City, Pingtung
pyrrolidinohexiophenone (Pentylone). County, and Penghu County took place throughout
2022 and on the tours, anti-drug information was
Section 4 provided to the general public through mobile
display cases and large playground equipment.
Reinforced
Prevention Against II. Collaboration with non-
Drug Abuse and governmental organizations
Education on Illicit (NGOs)
Drugs
TFDA works with NGOs in the
▍ Introduction of the Policy prevention of drug abuse by communicating
via local assemblies or celebrations.
TFDA works with non-governmental
organizations (NGOs) and other ministries and III. Prevention against drug
departments in promoting the prevention against abuse in aboriginal tribes
and education on substance abuse in diversified
ways by reaching out to workplaces, communities, In 2022, TFDA reached out to aboriginal
aboriginal tribes, and online populations. tribes in Hualien County, Taitung County,
Chiayi County, Kaohsiung City, and Pingtung
County to train talent and educate them on the
prevention against drug abuse and to boost the
capacity of aboriginal tribes in the prevention
against drug abuse.
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