Lived Experiences of Female Person's Deprived of Liberty in completing Katatagan, Kalusugan at Damayan ng Komunidad Program for Drug Dependents

This paper explores the lived experience of Female Person’s Deprives of Liberty in Completing the Katatagan, Kalusugan at Damayanng Komunidad Program for Drug Dependents. Employing the qualitative phenomenological approach, Semi-Structured Focus GroupDiscussion to understand the experiences of women persons deprived of liberty (PDL) who underwent the Katatagan Kontra Droga saKomunidad (KKDK) program while in prison. This study employed non-probability purposive sampling to select participants, meaningthat individuals were intentionally chosen based on their relevance to the study rather than through random selection. Results highlightedthat the lived experiences of female persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) in the Katatagan, Kalusugan at Damayan ng Komunidad (KKDK)program show the development of emotional adjustment, behavioral transformation, and self-awareness leading to sobriety planning.This interconnected process emphasizes the importance of structured rehabilitation programs that address not only substance use butalso the emotional, psychological, and behavioral dimensions of recovery. Emotional resilience, instilling discipline, promoting self-awareness, and guiding individuals toward proactive recovery planning programs like KKDK will possibly encourage them to breakfree from the cycle of addiction and embrace a future of hope and self-sufficiency