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Notes On Vice and Drug Education and Control The Nature of Drugs What Are Drugs?
Notes On Vice and Drug Education and Control The Nature of Drugs What Are Drugs?
Notes On Vice and Drug Education and Control The Nature of Drugs What Are Drugs?
1.Legal drugs
refer to the drug where it is legally permitted by
the government’s law for such medical purposes.
In medicinal purposes, the ingredients are active
to treat and cure people of disease.
2.Illegal drugs
are chemicals that a person is not allowed by law
to have. They are often addictive. Such drugs that
are illegal by the country generate stimulants.
Category of Drugs
1.Prescriptive Drugs
These are drugs requiring written authorization
from a doctor to allow a purchase. They are
prescribed according to the individual’s age,
weight and height and should not be taken by
anyone else.
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controlled by law because they are used in the medical
practice.
Physiology of Drugs
2.Maximal dose
largest amount of a drug that will produce a
desired therapeutic effect without any
accompanying symptoms of toxicity.
3.Toxic dose
amount of drug that produces untoward effects or
symptoms.
4.Abusive dose
amount needed to produce the side effects and
action desired by the individual who improperly
uses it.
5.Lethal dose
the amount of drug that will cause death.
1.Oral
this is the safest and most convenient and
economical route whenever possible.
2.Injection
this form of drug administration offers a faster
response than the oral method. It makes use of a
needle or other device to deliver the drugs
directly into the body tissue and blood
circulation.
The administration can be given in the following
ways:
a.Intradermal
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b.Intramuscular
c.Intravenous
d.Intraarterial J.Q. Udan, 2009).
3.Inhalation
this route makes use of gaseous and volatile
drugs, which are inhaled and absorbed rapidly
through the mucous of the respiratory tract.
4.Topical
This refers to the application of drugs directly
to a body site such as the skin and the mucous
membrane.
5.Iontophoresis
the introduction of drugs into the deeper layers
of the skin by the use of special type of electro
current for local effect.
1.Analgesics
are drugs that relieve pain.
2.Antibiotics
are drugs that combat or control infectious
organism.
3.Antipyretics
those that can lower body temperature or fever due
to infection.
4.Antihistamines
those that control or combat allergic reactions.
5.Contraceptives
drugs that prevent the meeting of the egg cell and
sperm cell or prevent the ovary from releasing egg
cells.
6.Decongestants
those that relieve congestion of the nasal
passages.
7.Expectorants
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those that can ease the expulsion of mucus and
phlegm from the lungs and the throat.
8.Laxatives
those that stimulate defecation and encourage
bowel movement.
10. Vitamins
those substances necessary for normal growth and
development and proper functioning of the body.
Dangerous Drugs
Dangerous drugs refer to the broad categories or classes
of controlled substances. Controlled substances are
generally grouped according to pharmacological
classifications, effects and as to their legal
criteria.
1.Depressants
are group of drugs that has the effect of
depressing the Central Nervous System.
2.Stimulants
are group of drugs having the effect of
stimulating the Central Nervous System.
3.Hallucinogens
refers to group of drugs that considered mind
altering drugs and give general effects of mood
distortion.
1.DEPRESSANTS(Downers)
these are drugs which suppress vital body
functions especially those of the brain or central
nervous system with the resulting impairment of
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judgment, hearing, speech and muscular
coordination.
They dull the minds, slow down the body reactions
to such an extent that accidental deaths and or
suicides usually happen. They include the
narcotics, barbiturates, tranquilizers, alcohol
and other volatile solvents.
A.Narcotics
it is derived from the Greek work “narkoticos”
meaning sleep. It is a term originally applied to
all compounds that produce insensibility to
external stimuli through depression of the central
nervous system.
Classes of Narcotics
I. Opium
It is a narcotic drug produced from the drying
resin of unripe capsules of the opium poppy,
Papaver Somniferum. The legitimate world demand
for opium amounts to about 680 metric tons a
year, but many times that amount is distributed
illegally.
1.Stage of Excitement
a.there is increase in mental activity, restlessness or
even hallucination
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b.there is flushing of the face and increased action of
the heart
2.State of Stupor
a.the person suddenly becomes quiet
b.there maybe headache and uncontrollable desire to
sleep
c.there is itching sensation all over the skin
d.pulse and respiration are still normal
3.Stage of Narcosis
a. the patient passed into a deep coma
d. the skin feels cold and clammy
c. the pupils are constricted to almost pinpoint and
they’re insensible to light
d. the pulse is slow, respiration is slow
II. Morphine
It is the principal derivative of opium. It is
the second extraction from opium. It is an active
element derived from opium by chemical process.
Its name was derived from the name “morpheus”,
the Greek God of Dreams because of its dreamful
effect, which follows its initial stimulating
effect.
It is effective as a painkiller and six times
more potent or stronger than opium, with a high
dependence producing potentials.
Withdrawal Symptoms
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anxiety
drowsiness
lack of sleep
euphoria
neglect of personal hygiene
insomnia
depression
vomiting
watery eyes
diarrhea
loss of appetite
waves of gooseflesh – roughness of the skin
produced by cold or fear.
excessive yawning and sneezing
cramps
nausea – the feeling you have in your stomach
when you think you are going to vomit.
Convulsion
Neglect of sex life
III. Heroin
It is three to five times more powerful than
morphine from which it is derived and the most
addicting opium derivative. With continued use,
addiction occurs within 14 days.
It maybe sniffed or swallowed but it is usually
injected in veins.
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Heroin Color Tests
Color Tests Observation
IV. Codeine
A derivative of morphine, in most respects a tenth
or less as effective as morphine.
It is cough suppressant and analgesic.
The symptoms of abuse are the same as morphine but
lesser in degree. Its symptoms of withdrawal are
less severe than other drugs.
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CODEINE COLOR TEST
Color Tests Observation
B.Barbiturates
are drugs used for inducing sleep in persons plagued
with anxiety, mental stress and insomnia. They are
also of value in the treatment of epilepsy and
hypertension.
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It is believed that the name barbiturate was
developed because the first synthesis occurred on
St. Barbara’s day.
It was first synthesized November 27, 1864, by
German chemist Adolf von Baeyer.
Treatment of epilepsy
Temporary treatment of insomnia
Use as a preoperative medication to produce
anaesthesia.
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SLANG NAMES: “goofballs”, “footballs”, “barbs”,
“blockbuster”.
C.Methaqualone
is a synthetic sedative which has been widely
abused and often caused serious poisoning.
The effect is similar to barbiturates and action
is within 30 minutes after administration; the
effect is for 6 – 10 hours.
D.Tranquilizers
are drugs used in treating nervous disorders or
calm psychotic patients or mental disorders
without producing sleep.
KINDS OF TRANQUILIZERS
1.Meprobamate
a minor tranquilizer used for the relief of
anxiety, tension and muscular spasms.
Possible side effects include drowsiness, and
unsteadiness of stance and gait.
Meprobamate was introduced in the mid-1950s and
commonly is marketed under the trade names Equanil
and Miltown
(https://www.britannica.com/science/meprobamate).
2.Diazepam
It was introduced in 1963. It is the most commonly
used tranquilizer.
used in the treatment of anxiety and as an aid in
preoperative and postoperative sedation. Diazepam
also is used to treat skeletal muscle spasms.
Side effects include drowsiness and muscular
incoordination.
Effects of Tranquilizer
It caused physical weakness and sleepiness.
It calms the nervous and relieves tension and anxiety.
Overdose can lead to “coma” respiratory failure and
death
VOLATILE SOLVENTS
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- Gaseous substances popularly known to abusers as
“gas”, “teardrops” .
Examples are plastic glues, hair spray, fingernail
polish, lighter fluid, rugby, paint, thinner, acetone,
turpentine, gasoline, kerosene, varnishes and other aerosol
products.
ALCOHOL
- It is considered the most widely used, socially
accepted and most extensively legalized drugs throughout
the world.
- In the field of medicine, it is valuable as
disinfectant, an external remedy for reducing high fever
among children, and as preservative and solvent for
pharmaceutical preparations like elixirs, spirits, and
tincture. EFFECTS OF DEPRESSANTS
IMMEDIATE EFFECTS
Small doses: calmness and relaxation
Large doses: slurred speech, poor judgment, slow body
movements.
Overdose: unconsciousness, death
WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME
Irritability/anxiety
Sleeplessness
Stuffy or runny nose
Lung damage
Confusion
2. STIMULANTS (uppers)
these are drugs that produce excitation, alertness
and wakefulness, intense feeling of “highness” and
in some cases, a temporary rise in blood pressure
and respiration.
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desire to sleep. A person who has narcolepsy goes
to sleep as frequently as 5 times a day.
A.Cocaine
the drug taken from the coca bush plant
(erythroxylon coca) grows in South America.
Cocaine was first isolated (extracted from coca
leaves) in 1859 by German chemist Albert Niemann.
It was not until the 1880s that it started to be
popularized in the medical community.
People in some parts of the world chew coca
leaves. Oral use relieves one from hunger and
fatigue.
It was first used as local anesthesia for it
blocks the nerve cells causing numbness.
Austrian psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud, who used the
drug himself, was the first to broadly promote
cocaine as a tonic to cure depression and sexual
impotence.
Effects of Cocaine
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Freebasing
it is a method of reducing the impurities in cocaine.
Magnan’s Symptoms
it is the feeling as if grains of sand are lying under
the skin or small insects (cocaine bugs) are creeping
on the skin is the most characterized symptoms.
Crack
is a form of cocaine that has been chemically altered
so that it can be smoked. It looks like small lumps or
shaving of soap but has a mixture of porcelain. The
drug is sold in inch that is referred to us frenchfries
or teeth.
B.Amphetamine
used medically for weight reducing in obesity, relief
or mild depression and treatment of narcolepsy.
Speed freaks
People who depend on amphetamines, they cannot
function without the drugs.
C.CAFFEINE
-it is present in coffee, tea,chocolate, cola drinks
and some wakeup pills.
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It is taken orally, inhaled, snorted, sniffed or
injected.
CONTENTS OF SHABU
EFFECTS OF SHABU
3.HALLUCINOGENS (Psychedelics)
The word was coined in 1956 by British
psychiatrist, Humphry Osmond
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are drugs capable of provoking changes in
sensation, thinking, self – awareness and emotion.
Alteration of time and space perception (false
perception), illusions, hallucinations and
delusion.
Effects of Hallucinogens
Strong emotional feeling.
Recalling previously suppressed ideas and thoughts.
A feeling of great creativity and imagination.
A feeling of oneness with reverse for a bad trip the
following experiences are felt by the user.
Kinds of hallucinogens
o Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC)
most active and are considered responsible for
the hallucinogenic effect of mj. THC contains
the highest concentration of the drug.
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out of proportion to any apparent cause –
described as being high.
Excitement
-(but eventually leads to sleepiness)
Depression
Hallucination
Psychosis/delusion
“Food trip” euphoria
o Phantasmagoria
sensation that figures are rushing toward
him at tremendous speed, increasing in size as they
approach. o Potheads
MJ addicts
2.ECSTACY
- popular club drug with both hallucinogenic and
stimulant properties, boosts empathy and feelings of
interpersonal closeness.
Scientific Name:
MethyleneDioxyMethAmphetamine or
MDMA
Street / Slang Names
Designers Drug, X, XTC, Rave, E, Eckie, Love Drug,
Flying Saucer, LBD or Libido, Jagged Little Pill, Adam, Eve,
Artist Drug, Hug Drug, MDA, MDEA, Love Doves, Disco
Biscuit, etc.
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normal person can and may have hallucinations of
things that are not real. To him the real objects
seem to change, buildings seem to be cracking
open, and walls pulsating.
5.Phencyclidine (PCP)
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hallucinations. The seeds are ground into flour,
soaked in cold water, then strained through a
cloth and drunk.
• Experimentation
the tendency of a person to try and explore the
effects of drugs due to curiosity or other
reasons.
• Inexperienced doctors
the tendency of doctors and physicians to
unnecessarily prescribe drugs.
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• Toleration
refers to the necessity to increase the dose to
obtain an effect equivalent to the original dose.
• Dependence
the altered physiological state brought about by
the repeated administration of the drug, which
necessitates the continued use of the drug to
avoid withdrawal syndrome.
• Situational Users
those who use drugs to keep them awake or for
additional energy to perform an important work.
Such individual may or may not exhibit
psychological dependence.
• Spree Users
school age users who take drugs for “kicks”, an
adventurous daring experience, or as a means of
fun. There may be some degree of psychological
dependence but little physical dependence due to
the mixed pattern of use.
• Hippies
those who are addicted to drugs believing that
drug is an integral part of life.
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3.Fear of community residents to drug dependents
specially at night;
4.Increase in heinous or anti-social crimes;
5.Downfall of social values of the country;
6.Increase of immorality and loss of moral fiber of the
society (Prostitution, pedophilia, child abuse);
1. Psychotherapeutic methods.
A. individual therapy
B. group therapy
C. the family therapy
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If the patient is found to be an opiate abuser, the
treatment prescribed shall be for a period of not less
than six months.
A. Supply Reduction
The object of supply reduction is to take away the
drugs from the person through market denial
operations and prevention of diversion of these
drugs to the illicit markets.
V. Civic Awareness
Promotion of Civic Awareness is done through the
use of a public communication strategy that
utilizes the tri-media in conveying anti-drug
abuse messages and through the conduct of
community outreach programs that also deal on the
evils of drug abuse and the legal consequences of
being involved in illegal drugs. The Board’s
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programs and activities for the year focused on
the promotion of a campaign message “Challenge
Yourself . . . Be Drug-Free”. A communication
plan was developed to properly and effectively
disseminate the message.
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o the President of the Integrated Bar of the
Philippines (IBP); and o the Chairman or
President of a Non-Government Organization
(NGO).
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1884 - Cocaine was introduced into clinical use as
anesthetic in Germany. 1919 - The prohibition of
alcohol commenced in Finland.
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The World’s Drug Scene
1.Middle East
the Becka Valley of Lebanon is considered to be
the biggest producer of cannabis in the Middle
East. Lebanon is also became the transit country
for cocaine from South America to European illicit
drug markets.
2.Spain
is known as the major transshipment point for
international drug traffickers in Europe.
3.South America
Columbia, Peru, Uruguay and Panama are the
principal sources of all cocaine supply in the
world due to the robust production of the coca
plants.
4.Philippines
second to Mexico as to the production of
marijuana. It also became the major transshipment
point for the worldwide distribution of illegal
drugs particularly shabu and cocaine from Taiwan
and South America.
5.India
is the center of the world’s drug map, leading to
the rapid addiction among its people.
6.Indonesia
Northern Sumatra has traditionally been the main
cannabis growing area in Indonesia. Bali Indonesia
is an important transit point for drugs en route
to Australia and New Zealand.
8.China
is the transit route for heroin from the “Golden
Triangle” to Hong Kong.
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the principal chemical for producing the drug
shabu.
9.Hong Kong
is the world’s transshipment point of all forms of
heroin.
10. Japan
became the major consumer of cocaine and shabu from
the United States and Europe.
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Qualification of the 3 Permanent members of the DDB
- at least 7 years training and experience in the field of dangerous drugs and in any of
the following fields: law,medicine,criminology,psychology or social work.They are
appointed by the President.
The President shall designate a Chairman of the DDB from among the 3
permanent members who shall serve for 6 years.
The Chairman of the DDB shall have a rank of Under Secretary.
Term of office of the permanent members of the DDB - 6 years and until their
successors shall have been duly appointed and qualified.
The PDEA shall be headed by a Director General with the rank of
undersecretary.
The PDEA Director General shall be appointed by the President of the
Philippines.
The PDEA Director General and the 2 Deputy Director General must possess
adequate knowledge, training and experience in the field of dangerous drugs
and in any of the following field: law enforcement, law, medicine, criminology,
psychology and social work.
They shall have a rank of Assistant Secretary and both are appointed by the
President of the Philippines upon recommendation of the board.
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3 Pronged Approached in the Solution of Drug Problems
1. Law enforcement activities
2. Preventive Drug Education and Information
program in school and in communities.
3. Treatment and Rehabilitation programs for drug
dependent.
VICE CONTROL
Vice
It is any immoral conduct or habit, the indulgence
of which leads to depravity, wickedness or
corruption.
ALCOHOL
Alcohol is one of the oldest intoxicants known to
man. Ever since there has been a continuous
effect, everywhere, to control its consumption
because of its devastating effects on human life.
Many countries all over the world have tried
prohibition ban with little success.
What Is Alcohol?
Alcohol is created when grains, fruits, or
vegetables are fermented. Fermentation is a
process that uses yeast or bacteria to change the
sugars in the food into alcohol.
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• Alcohol is a depressant, which means it slows the
function of the central nervous system. Alcohol
actually blocks some of the messages trying to get to
the brain. This alters a person's perceptions,
emotions, movement, vision, and hearing.
History of Alcohol
• Evidence of wine only appeared as a finished product in
Egyptian pictographs around 4,000 BC
• The ancient Egyptians made at least 17 types of beer
and at least 24 varieties of wine
2.Ethyl alcohol
is used in alcoholic drinks, which are made by
breweries.
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2. Moderate Inebriation (100 - 200 mg) The
person is argumentative and overconfident, and there is
slight impairment of mental faculties, and loss of
coordination of finer movements.
3. Drunk (200 – 300 mg) The mind is
confused and disoriented, there is difficulty in speech
and marked motor in-coordination and often walking is
impossible.
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Types of Drinkers
• Occasional Drinker – drinks on special occasions or
uses alcohol as a home remedy, takes only a few drinks
per year.
• Frequent Drinker – drinks at parties and social
affairs. Intake of alcohol may be once a week or
occasionally reaches three or four times per week.
• Regular Drinker – may drink daily or consistently on
weekends, usually comes from cultural background where
wine and beer is used with meals to enhance the flavor
of the food.
• Alcoholic – has lost control of his use of alcohol.
Alcohol assumes primary goal in his life, even to the
exclusion of physical health and interests of family
and society in general.
TOBACCO
Tobacco means the curved leaves of the tobacco
plant “nicotiana tobacu” which contains a very
potent ingredient called nicotine.
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Nicotine – used as ingredient in insecticides
Carbon Monoxide – toxic substance
Tar – ingredient for asphalt
Vinyl Chloride – used for plastic
Cyanide – poisonous gas
Formaldehyde – used for embalming
Ammonia – used to clean bathrooms
Cadmium – used in car batteries
IMMEDIATE EFFECTS
Smelly breath, hair and clothes
Stained teeth and fingers
Increase heart rate, breathing rate and blood pressure
Smoking exposes yourself and others to health risks
RULES:
IRR mandates all establishments selling tobacco
products to post a sign stating,“ It is unlawful for tobacco
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products to be sold/ distributed to or purchased by persons
under 18 years of age”.
PENALTY:
Selling to or buying tobacco products to minors
- Not more than 30 days of imprisonment for 1st
time Offender. - 5,000.00 fine.
Prostitution
Prostitution
Prostitute
A woman engages in discriminate sexual
intercourse or acts with males for hire.
Whores/Knockers
It is the name often used for all types of
prostitute.
Pimp
One who provides gratification for the lust of
others.
White Slavery
The procurement and transportation of women
across satellite for immoral purpose.
CAUSES OF PROSTITUTION
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G.Prostitution is a means to maintain other addiction to
vice such as gambling, alcoholism and substance abuse.
H.Social causes such as broken homes, anonymity of city
life and poverty.
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attendants and massagists who while servicing clients
can make arrangement for sex encounters.
Gambling
Chance of Hazard
It is the uncertainty of the result of the
game when the outcome of the game is incapable of
calculation by human reason, foresight, capacity or
design.
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Acts punishable in gambling:
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