“Dying in drugs”: A photo elicitation technique on a maternal perspective towards the Philippine drug war

The use of illegal drugs or illegal drug abuse has always been an economic issue around the world for ages. It is always described as a threat to all countries. Every country shares the same predicament. The current administration in the Philippines imposed a campaign against the use of illegal drugs. However, this anti-drug campaign is not as peaceful as it sounds. There are numerous emerging perspective on the controversial war on drugs and one of which is the perspective of the mothers. This study seek to discover the perspective of randomly chosen mothers about the Philippine’s war on drugs. A photo elicitation technique was used in the study. The results shows that the mothers have generally expressed negative emotions—specifically pain, pity, and sadness. The themes generated can be generalized form the sentiments of the mother reflects the state of the war on drugs as it affects the smaller scales of the society.