Drug Education 4.
Depression
5. Sudden Changes in a social network
DRUG ABUSE – also known as “Substance 6. Dramatic changes in habits and/or
Abuse” priorities
It is compulsive, excessive, and self-damaging 7. Involvement in Criminal activity
use of habit-forming drugs or substances, PRIMARY CAUSES AND FACTORS TO DRUG
leading to addiction or dependence, serious ABUSE:
psychological injury, or psychological harms,
and eventually lead to death. • SCHOOL
Physical Dependence – A change in the body • COMMUNITY
chemistry when taken frequently in large dose
over a long period of time. The human body • MEDIA
becomes used to the presence of the drug. • PSYCHOLOGICAL FACTORS
Psychological Dependence: CLASSIFICATION OF DRUGS:
SOME DRUGS DON’T HAVE A PHYSICAL MARIJUANA:
DEPENDENCE.
•THE ABUSER IS TAKING DRUGS 1. Pot
BECAUSE HE IS CONVINCED IN HIS 2. Grass
MIND THAT HE NEEDS THE DRUG AND 3. Weed
IT IS MORE MENTAL OR EMOTIONAL 4. Refer
NEED. 5. Dope
PHASE OF DRUG DEPENDENCE: INHALANTS:
Regular Use – the user actively seeks the drug 1. Nitrous Oxide (Laughing gas, whippets)
of abuse of his choice. 2. Amyl Nitrite (poppers, snappers)
3. Butyl Nitrite (bolt, locker)
-Craves for drugs 4. Chlorohydrocarbon (kerosol spray)
5. Hydrocarbon (solvents)
-Uses drugs often
STIMULANTS:
-Can’t live without using drugs
1. Cocaine (cokes, flake)
SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS:
2. Crack (rock)
PHYSICAL SYMPTOMS: 3. Amphetamine (speed)
4. Methamphetamine (crack, crystal meth)
1. Bloodshot or Glazed eyes
2. Dilated or Constricted Pupils DEPRESSANTS:
3. Abrupt weight changes
1. Barbiturates (downers, barbs)
4. Changes in Hygiene
2. Methaqualone (soppers)
5. Dental Issues
3. Tranquillizers (valium, equanil)
6. Skin Changes
7. Problems sleeping or sleeping too much HALLUCINOGENS:
Behavioral Symptoms: 1. Phencyclidine
2. Lysergic Acid
1. Increased aggression or irritability
3. Diethylamide (LSD)
2. Changes in attitude/personality
4. Mescaline and Peyote
3. Lethargy
5. Psilocybin 1. Aggravating the problem of poverty in a
country
NARCOTICS: 2. Massive corruption of public and
1. Heroin private officials
2. Methadone 3. Draining of huge amount of money
3. Codeine from our country
4. Meperidine WEAPONS TO COMBAT DRUG MENACE:
5. Opium
01 RESPONSIBLE PARENTS – being a good
EFFECTS OF DRUG ABUSE: parent can prevent a child from bad habits
TO THE USER: like using drugs.
1. Medical and Physical Deterioration 02 DRUG ABUSE AWARENESS AND
2. Personality Deterioration EDUCATION – prevention programs provide
3. Mental Deterioration a basis for teaching young people to
develop healthy behavioral patterns that do
TO THE FAMILY: not include drug taking.
1. Intense feeling humiliation 03 MASS MEDIA – an integral part of any
2. Self-esteem is generally low among the success effort aimed at reducing the
members of the family demand, supply, production, and trafficking
3. Occurrence of domestic violence in illicit drugs must include in public
TO THE COMMUNITY: information
1. Increase of petty crimes 04 TREAT MENT PROGRAMS – programs
2. Increase of drug dependent and drug like social counselling can help individual
pushers user to live without drugs
3. Increase of fear in community RA 9165 (COMPREHENSIVE DANGEROUS
TO THE SOCIETY: DRUGS ACT OF 2002):
1. Increase of heinous or anti crimes Section 2. Declaration of Policy – It is the
2. Increase of immortality and loss of policy of the State to safeguard the integrity
moral fiber of the society of its territory and the well-being of its
3. Downfall of social values of the country citizenry particularly the youth, from the
harmful effects of dangerous drugs on their
TO THE LAW ENFORCEMENT: physical and mental well-being, and to
defend the same against acts or omissions
1. Corruption of some law enforcement
detrimental to their development and
2. Ineffective application and
preservation. In view of the foregoing, the
implementation of narcotic law
State needs to enhance further the efficacy
3. Low of integrity
of the law against dangerous drugs, it being
TO THE JUDICIARY: one of today's more serious social ills.
1. Maladministration in the dispensation Section 4. Importation of Dangerous Drugs
of narcotic cases and/or Controlled Precursors and Essential
2. Recidivism on drug abuse increases Chemicals:
3. Corruption
TO THE ECONOMY:
Offenders Penalty Section 11. Possession of Dangerous Drugs
Importer Life to Death +
PHP500K-PHP10M
Importer (using Death + PHP10M
Diplomatic Passport)
Financial, Organizer, Death + PHP10M
Manager of Importer
Protector/Coddler 12y 1d to 20y +
PHP100K – PHP500K
Section 5. Sale, Trading, Administration,
Dispensation, Delivery, Distribution and
Transportation of Dangerous Drugs and/or Section 12. Possession of Equipment,
Controlled Precursors and Essential Chemicals Instrument, Apparatus and Other
– the penalty of life imprisonment to death and Paraphernalia for Dangerous Drugs
a file ranging from Five Hundred Thousand
Pesos (PHP500,000.00) to Ten Million Pesos
(PHP10,000,000.00) shall be imposed upon any
person, who, unless authorized law, shall sell,
trade, administer, dispense, deliver, give away
to another, or shall act as a broker in any of
such transactions.
Section 6. Maintenance of a Den, Dive or
Resort – the penalty of life imprisonment to
death and a fine ranging from Five Hundred Section 15. Use of Dangerous Drugs
Thousand Pesos (PHP500,000.00) to Ten Million
Pesos (PHP10,000,000.00) shall be imposed
upon any person or group of persons who shall
maintain a den, dive, or resort where any
dangerous drug is used or sold in any form.
Section 7. Employees and Visitors of a Den,
Dive or Resort
Section 16. Cultivation or Culture of Plants
Classified as Dangerous Drugs or are Sources
Thereof
