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PREVENTIVE EDUCATION
AND COMMUNITY
INVOLVEMENT SERVICE
  Signed June 7, 2002

 Published June 19, 2002

 Took effect July 4, 2002

PGMA signed RA 9165 on

June 7, 2002 and it took
effect on July 4, 2002.

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Re-organization of the Philippine Drug
Enforcement System

The new Dangerous Drugs

Board (DDB) as the policy and
strategy formulating body.

Creation of …
 The Philippine Drug Enforcement
Agency (PDEA) as its
implementing arm.
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 Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency

 A regular law
enforcement agency.
 Implementing arm of the
DDB.
 Responsible for efficient
and effective law
enforcement of all
provisions on any
dangerous drug and/or
controlled precursor and
essential chemicals.
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 WHY SHOULD WE AVOID DANGEROUS DRUGS

1 Illegal – Prohibited by law (RA 9165)

2 Health – Damages our brain and body

3 Psycho-social – Destroys one’s behavior

and causes one to commit crime

4 Spiritual – Against the will of God

 WHAT IS DRUG
 A drug is a chemical substance
that brings about physical,
emotional or behavioral change
in a person taking it.

 Is any substance other

than food or water that is
intended to be taken or
administered for the
purpose of altering,
sustaining or controlling
the recipients physical,
mental or emotional state. 7
 WHAT IS DRUG ABUSE
Drug abuse is the use of any chemical
substance, licit or illicit, resulting to
individual’s physical, mental, or social
impairment.

It may refer to any of the following practices:

• Using, without benefit or prescription, useful drugs
which have the capacity to alter the mood or
behavior.
• Using drugs and substances for a purpose different from
the one from which the drug has been prescribed.
•Using drugs and substances having no legitimate medical 8
CLASSIFICATION

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 A. ORIGIN
Natural -
anything that
comes from
nature.
Plants (Marijuana)

Synthetic - anything
that is produced
artificially or
processed in the
Ecstasy Shabu laboratory.
 Pharmacological
Classifications of Drugs

STIMULANTS

DEPRESSANTS

HALLUCINOGENS
 1. Stimulants
 Also known as uppers
 Any of a group of drugs that excite the
central nervous system. It increase alertness,
alleviate fatigue, reduce hunger and provide
a feeling of well-being.
 Ex. Cocaine, Methamphetamine (SHABU)
 Immediate Effects:
 Dilated pupils
 Increase in blood pressure /
Heart rate / Breathing rate / Body
Temperature
 Involuntary muscle twitching
 Less hunger
 Slurred speech
 2. Depressant
 also called as “downers” or “barbs”
 any drug or chemical that decreases the activity
of any bodily function. The term is most often
used to refer to drugs that reduce the activity of
the central nervous system
Ex: Sedatives, Sleeping Pills, Tranquilizers
Side effects & long term effects Depressants
•Loss of body control may result to bone fractures

•Impaired blood pressure regulation and balance

control
•Cognitive impairment, memory loss and pseudo-
dementia
•Nocturnal urinary incontinence
•Worsening sleep
•Respiratory problems (Lung Problem) taken with
alcohol
•Dependency
•Overdose may lead to death
3. Hallucinogens

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 Hallucinations/illusions  Psychiatric consequences
 Faster heart beat and pulse rate  Severe irritation of the nasal
 Bloodshot Eye/blurred passages that may make a person
vision/Rapid Eye Movement prone to frequent nose bleed.
(REM)
 Dry mouth and throat  Renal damage, heart disease and
 Forgetfulness/inability to think strokes
 Altered sense of time/  Injecting MDMA from
disorientation contaminated needles may lead to
 Impaired reflexes, coordination risk of infections resulting in
and concentration inflammation of the blood vessels,
 Acute panic anxiety reaction infection of the heart valves,
 “Food-trip” & sleepiness (MJ) blood poisoning and even AIDS.
all of which can lead to death.

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DRUGS OF ABUSE

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ADVERSE EFFECTS:
• Produces anxiety, tension, irritability, irrational
behavior, talkativeness, and loss of self-
control.
• Results in loss of appetite and inability to sleep.
• Euphoria, elation.
• Can lead to acute psychotic reactions, violent
and destructive behavior and recklessness
that may result in accidents.
• Includes chest pain, irregularity of heart beat,
elevated or lowered blood pressure,
evidence of weight loss, convulsion and death
from cardiac arrest.

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CONTENTS OF SHABU
FACES OF METH

June 2001 3 years, 5 months later

THERESA BAXTER
www.yahoo.com/facesofmeth
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 FACES OF METH
JOSEPH HARRIS

DECEMBER 1999 3 MONTHS LATER

www.yahoo.com/facesofmeth
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 FACES OF METH
JENNIFER LUNDGREN

JULY 2003 17 MONTHS LATER

www.yahoo.com/facesofmeth
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BRAIN OF DRUG ABUSER

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THE
THE EFFECT
EFFECT OF
OF DRUGS
DRUGS TO
TO

HUMAN
HUMAN BRAIN
BRAIN

Normal
Brain Affected
Brain
Normal Brain 25
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Normal Person’s Brain Drug User’s Brain

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CT SCAN COMPARISON OF BRAIN ACTIVITY
Meth “BUGS”

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Meth “BUGS”

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TEETH OF DRUG ABUSER

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Celebrities Who Used
Dangerous Drugs
www.yahoo.com/cnn-news

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 Drugs of Abuse
No. 2
Marijuana
or
Cannabis
Sativa
MARIJUANA or CANNAB
MARIJUANA or CANNAB
BLACK
WIDOW
MARIJUANA or CANNAB
PURPLE HAZE
MARIJUANA or CANNAB

BLUE BERRY
KUSH
MARIJUANA or CANNAB
MARIJUANA or CANNAB
NORTHERN
LIGHTS

JACK FROST
MARIJUANA or CANNAB

DELTA 9 -
THC
Can cause
hallucinations, which
could eventually lead
to “Psychosis”
MARIJUANA or CANNAB
FACE of MARYJANE

Macaulay Culkin
 Drugs of Abuse
No. 3
Inhalants
 Volatile chemical substances
that contains psycho-active
(mind/mood altering) vapors
producing a state of intoxication.
Ex: Glue and Adhesive
Cement / Rugby / Super Glue /
Thinner

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 IMMEDIATE EFFECTS

• Prone to bleeding and bruises

• Loss of memory
• Difficulty in learning and seeing things clearly
• Loss of bodily control
• Cramps, pains and bad cough

LONG TERM EFFECT

• Permanent damage to brain, liver and kidneys

WITHDRAWAL SYMPTOMS
• Anxiety, depression and irritability
• Aggressive behavior
• Dizziness, shaking and nausea
• Insomnia
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ECSTACY
(combination of Meth, MDMA, Chinese Viagra)

EFFECTS
•4-5 days of tirelessness Can be
•Hyper sexual activity
•Sleeplessness
shared by
•Loss of appetite 2-8 users
LONG TERM EFFECTS
•Ulcer PRICE –
•Mental disorder
•Heart attack
3000php
ECSTACY
ASSOCIATED AS “Liquid Ecstasy”

ALLOY
CLEANERS
RUST
REMOVERS
 ECSTASY

 Fatigue and perhaps depression after the drug is stopped

 Restlessness, anxiety and pronounced visual and auditory
hallucinations at large doses
 Nausea and Vomiting
 A rise in blood pressure and heart rate
 Possibility of heat stroke due to dehydration
 Death from heart attack when the user overdosed (OD’d)

 Prolonged regular use can lead to the same long-term

effects as with synthetic stimulants, including a high
potential for neuro-toxicity, brain damage and liver damage.

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 Tobacco means the curved
leaves of the tobacco plant
“nicotiana tobacu” which
contains a very potent
ingredient called nicotine.

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 CIGARETTE CONTENTS
• Ammonia – used to clean bathrooms
• Cadmium – component of car battery
• Carbon Monoxide – from car / factory exhaust
• Nicotine – used as a mixture in
insecticide
• Tar – ingredients for asphalt
• Vinyl Chloride – used for plastic manufacture
• Cyanide – poison gas used by
Hitler in his concentration camps
• DDT – used to kill cockroach
• Formaldehyde (Formalin) – used for
embalming
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 Contents of Cigarette

acetic acid, methane(sewer gas), arsenic (poison), carbon monoxide,

rocket fuel, paint, toilet cleaner (ammonia), insecticide, Industrial
solvent, candle wax, cadmium (batteries), butane (lighter fluid)
 Smelly breath, hair  Sickness
and clothes
 Stained teeth and  Heart Attack
fingers  Cancer
 Increase heart rate,
breathing rate and  Bronchitis and
blood pressure Emphysema
 Reduced blood
supply to extremities  Ulcers
(hands and feet  Infertility
because the blood
vessel are
constricted)
 Stimulated central
nervous system
 Smoking exposes
“the smokers” and
others to health risks
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EFFECT on the LUNGS
Normal Affected
EFFECTS OF
DRUG ABUSE
TO
PREGNANCY
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 DRUG
CONCEALMENT

HOW DRUGS ARE HIDDEN FROM THE NAKED EYE

BODY CONTOUR
CADAVERS
FOOD ITEMS and
CONTAINERS
EVERYDAY
ITEMS
ELECTRONICS
DRONE
X-BOX
S
CARS
 First DRUG SWALLOWER
arrested in the Philippines:
448.80 grams of meth
(contained in 60 capsules)

Arrested was Mr. BASSI AKILOU ALIDOU, a Benin drug courier

AIRPORTS SEAPORTS

MAIL and PARCELS VAST

COASTLINES
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 Family Problems

Parents who always quarrel in front of

the children.

Irresponsible parents who don’t

have time for their children.
 Peer Pressure/Curiosity

BAD Influence by
friends.
Weak Personality, Desire to
Escape From Reality

Lack of self-confidence
and inferiority complex.
 COMMON
SIGNS
OF
DRUG ABUSE
Injection Marks of an Addict
Stealing items which can be readily sold for cash (to
support a drug habit)
 Changes in Mood – depending on the drug taken.
Example: depressed or becoming elated and euphoric.
Association with known drug abusers
Change from normal capabilities
(work habits, efficiency, etc.)
Change in attendance at work or school
 Wearing sunglasses constantly at inappropriate
times (for instance, indoors or at night) or only to
hide dilated or constricted pupils but also to
compensate for the eyes’ inability to adjust to
sunlight. Marijuana causes bloodshot eyes.
 Poor physical appearance, including
inattention to dress and personal hygiene
REPUBLIC ACT
COMPREHENSIVE DANGEROUS DRUGS ACT OF 2002

9165
Board Regulation No. 2 series of 2004
GUIDELINES FOR THE FORMULATION AND IMPLEMENTATION
OF A DRUG-FREE WORKPLACE PROGRAM AND THE CONDUCT
OF AUTHORIZED DRUG TESTING BY ALL OFFICES, BUREAUS,
AND AGENCIES OF THE NATIONAL AND LOCAL
GOVERNMENTS, GOVERNMENT OWNED AND CONTROLLED
CORPORATIONS AND OTHER INSTITUTES OF LEARNING
INCLUDING STATE COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES.
REPUBLIC ACT
COMPREHENSIVE DANGEROUS DRUGS ACT OF 2002

9165 Organizations
SEC. 42. Student Councils and Campus

All elementary, secondary and tertiary

schools’ student councils and campus
organizations shall include in their
activities a program for the prevention
of and deterrence in the use of
dangerous drugs, and referral for
treatment and rehabilitation of students
for drug dependence.
REPUBLIC ACT
COMPREHENSIVE DANGEROUS DRUGS ACT OF 2002

9165
SEC. 43. School Curricula
Instruction on drug abuse prevention and control shall be
integrated in the elementary, secondary and tertiary curricula
of all public and private schools, whether general, technical,
vocational or agro-industrial as well as in non-formal, informal
and indigenous learning systems. Such instructions shall
include:
(1) Adverse effects of the abuse and misuse of dangerous
drugs on the person, the family, the school and the
community;
(2) Preventive measures against drug abuse;
(3) Health, socio-cultural, psychological, legal and economic
dimensions and implications of the drug problem;
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COMPREHENSIVE DANGEROUS DRUGS ACT OF 2002

9165
(4) Steps to take when intervention on behalf of a
drug dependent is needed, as well as the services
available for the treatment and rehabilitation of
drug dependents; and
(5) Misconceptions about the use of dangerous
drugs such as, but not limited to, the importance
and safety of dangerous drugs for medical and
therapeutic use as well as the differentiation
between medical patients and drug dependents in
order to avoid confusion and accidental
stigmatization in the consciousness of the students.
REPUBLIC ACT
COMPREHENSIVE DANGEROUS DRUGS ACT OF 2002

9165
SEC. 44. Heads, Supervisors, and Teachers of
Schools
For the purpose of enforcing the provisions of Article II of this Act, all school
heads, supervisors and teachers shall be deemed persons in authority and, as
such, are hereby empowered to apprehend, arrest or cause the apprehension
or arrest of any person who shall violate any of the said provisions, pursuant
to Section 5, Rule 113 of the Rules of Court. They shall be deemed persons in
authority if they are in the school or within its immediate vicinity, or even
beyond such immediate vicinity if they are in attendance at any school or class
function in their official capacity as school heads, supervisors, and teachers.
Any teacher or school employee, who discovers or finds that any person in the
school or within its immediate vicinity is liable for violating any of said
provisions, shall have the duty to report the same to the school head or
immediate superior who shall, in turn, report the matter to the proper
authorities.
Failure to do so in either case, within a reasonable period from the time of
discovery of the violation shall, after due hearing, constitute sufficient cause
for disciplinary action by the school authorities.
 WHICH ONE

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 “You are either
part of the solution
or you are part of
the problem.”

- Eldridge Cleaver
 THANK
YOU
VERY
MUCH
“Towards a Drug-Free Philippines“
For Any Assistance
Please call PDEA MASBATE:
09103064978

Or email at:
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