Dr. Herbet Sidabutar

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Dr. Herbet Sidabutar is an Indonesian psychiatrist with more than 10 years of experience and dedicates his life as the director of mental health in the Health Ministry of Indonesia.

He pursued his residency training in the psychiatric department of Universitas Indonesia. In addition, he was also involved in multiple trainings such as the Community Mental Health program in Bangkok, Thailand. For his devoted work in improving the community mental health, he was given the 10 years award by the ministry.

Speaker at
Indonesia 2025

Presentations

Mental Health Policy in the Management of Drug Abuse Disorders

ISSUP Event
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The issue of drug (NAPZA) abuse at the global, regional, and national levels remains a serious public health issue, with widespread impacts on social, economic, and security domains. Based on the 2023 National Survey on Drug Abuse conducted by BNN, BRIN, and BPS, the prevalence rate of drug abuse in Indonesia among individuals aged 15–64 years was1.73%, equivalent to approximately 3.33 million people. Furthermore, the prevalence rate of drug use was 2.20%, or approximately 4.24 million people.