Data Check: What is the Prevalence Rate of Narcotic Users in Indonesia as Stated by Anies?
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Presidential candidate (Capres) number one, Anies Baswedan, stated that the prevalence of drug users in Indonesia is 4.8 million people.
He made this statement during the third series of the 2024 Presidential and Vice-Presidential Debate, themed Defense, Security, International Relations, and Geopolitics, held at Istora Senayan, Jakarta, on Sunday (7/1/2024).
Anies mentioned that drugs have attacked Indonesia. "Drugs are invading Indonesia, 4.8 million people are affected, our families are suffering because of these drugs," he said.
According to the Indonesia Drugs Report 2022, released by the Data Research and Information Center of the National Narcotics Agency (Puslitdatin BNN), the prevalence of the Indonesian population aged 15-65 years who were exposed to drugs in 2021 – at least having used them once – was 4.8 million people.
This figure is an increase compared to 2019, which was 4.5 million people. Based on BNN data, Anies' statement regarding the prevalence of drug abuse is correct.
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