Sara showcased the said program through Mickey Aportadera, the action officer of City Anti-Drug Abuse Council for TARA NA-CBRAP program and head of the City Sports Office.
“TARA NA-CBRAP is one of the city’s best practices for the reformists so they will do away with their vices and illegal drugs,” Sara said.
“It’s one of the city’s programs that we are proud of,” Sara added.
The city government created the program to help revitalize the lives of the drug surrenderers.
Sara thanked Aportadera for helping the city government achieve its goal of creating a peaceful city through TARA NA-CBRAP.
Aportadera in an interview with Sara during the program said TARA NA-CBRAP started in 2017 at the height of the Davao City Police anti-illegal drugs campaign, Tokhang. The police drive resulted in a massive surrender of drug dependents.
He said TARA NA-CBRAP gave the reformists the opportunity to change together with their families and communities.
He said there are about 7,000 reformists who were enrolled toTARA NA-CBRAP program. Of the number, 6,000 are mostly non-court mandated and 1,000 are mostly court mandated, Aportadera said.
The program continues up to now with some of the reformists now working in CADAC sending a clear message that there is still hope for drug dependents. (BY JUDY QUIROS)