More than 650,000 drug surrenderers are now back to their normal lives after undergoing rehabilitation programs of the Philippine National Police.

PNP Chief Gen. Rodolfo Azurin said a total of 654,228 drug users have graduated from the PNP-initiated Recovery and Wellness Program over a period of six years, from July 2016 until October 2022.

The graduates represent 53.11 percent of the total 1,231,894 drug surrenderers who were received by the PNP to undergo the Recovery and Wellness Program, which runs from one to three months.