RA 9165 - COMPREHENSIVE DANGROUS DRUG ACT 2002

Sir Raysil Lerado || November 28, 2022

PHARJURIS
Transcribers: Navarro
Editors:, Ramos

Act 957 – Narcotic Drug Law

Republic Act 9165
 Amending RA 6425 – Dangerous Drug Act of 1972
 It is the policy of the State : to safeguard the integrity of its
territory & the well-being of its citizenry, particularly the
youth, from the harmful effects of dangerous drugs on their
physical & mental well-being
 to defend the same against acts or omissions detrimental
to their development and preservation
 Drug - substance used in diagnosis, treatment, or
prevention of a disease or as a component of a medication.
 Recreational Drug - any substance with pharmacologic
effects that is taken voluntarily for personal pleasure or
satisfaction rather than medicinal purposes.
 Establishes a framework to both prevent abuse and
diversion of controlled narcotics and to ensure the
availability of such drugs for medical and research
purposes.
Controlled Substance
Schedule I
 Substances in this schedule have a high potential for abuse,
and have no currently accepted medical use in treatment in
the United States.
 There is a lack of accepted safety for use of the drug or
other substance under medical supervision.
 Examples: marijuana, LSD, heroin.

Dangerous Drug Form Schedule II

 1-72 (Yellow prescription)  Substances in this schedule have a high potential for abuse,
 Original copy – Retained by pharmacist and kept for which may lead to severe psychological or physical
one year dependence.
 First copy – Retained by patient until the drug is  Examples: hydrocodone/acetaminophen, hydromorphone,
consumed methadone, amphetamine, methylphenidate.
 Second copy – Retained by the Prescriber
Schedule III
S-Licenses  Substances in this schedule have a potential for abuse less
than substances in Schedules I or II and abuse may lead to
 S1 – Exempt preparations
moderate or low physical dependence or high
 S2 – Prescriber
psychological dependence.
 S3 – Retailers
 Examples: acetaminophen with codeine, buprenorphine,
 S4 – Wholesaler
ketamine, oral or injectable anabolic steroids.
 S5 – Importers
 S6 - Compounder / Manufacturer Schedule IV
 S7 – Laboratory researches  Substances in this schedule have a low potential for abuse
relative to substances in Schedule III.
Exempt Preparations  Examples: primarily sedatives and hypnotics (including
Those containing, per 100grams of drug, not more than: alprazolam, diazepam, midazolam, etc.), carisoprodol,
 200mg of codeine phenobarbital.
 100mg of morphine
 100mg of dihydrocodeine Schedule V
 100mg of opium  Substances in this schedule have a low potential for abuse
 2.5mg of diphenoxylate relative to substances listed in Schedule IV and consist
primarily of preparations containing limited quantities of
certain narcotics.
Pharmacist Should record the following in Dangerous
 These are generally used for antitussive, antidiarrheal, and
Drug Book analgesic purposes, and if available without a prescription
 Address and License # of Pharmacist are referred to as “exempt narcotics.”
 Name, address & license of the manufacturer,  Examples: preparations containing not more than 200 mg
importer or wholesaler from whom the dangerous of codeine per 100 mL or per 100 g, diphenoxylate with
drugs have been purchased. atropine, cough and cold preparations containing codeine
 Quantity and Name of DD purchased (Robitussin A-C, Phenergan VC, etc.).
 Date of acquisition or purchase
 Name& Address & community tax cert. number of the 1998 United Nation Convention Against Illicit Traffic
buyer
in Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substance
 Serial # of prescription and name of prescriber
Dangerous Drugs/ Plant source/ Street name / Other name
 Quantity and Name of drugs sold or delivered Substances source
 Date of sale or Delivery Marijuana Cannabis sativa Mary Jane, Indian hemp,
Damo, grass, pot, Sticks,
What to do with Dangerous Drug Prescription? Joint, Reefers, hashish
 3 copies of Prescription Opium and Derivatives
 Original – Pharmacist, Kept for one year Heroin Papaver Dragon, Black pearl,
somniferum Mexican horse, Mud,
 Copy – Buyer
Smack
 Copy – Prescriber
Codeine Papaver Captain cody, little c,

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somniferum school boy c. Proximate cause of
Morphine Papaver M, miss Emma, Monkey, death of victim
somniferum white stuff Employees and visitors 12 years and 1 day to 20 P100K to
Fentanyl Papaver China white, China girl, of drug den (controlled years P500K
somniferum Murder 8, Goodfellas, Precursors or essential
jackpot, tango chemicals)
Cocaine Coke, nose candy, snow, Manufacture of DD Life imprisonment to death P500K to
flake, nugget P10M
MethyleneDioxyMet Ectasy or Molly Manufacture of 12 years and 1 day to 20 P100K to
hAmphetamine (controlled Precursors years P500K
MethyleneDioxyMet or essential chemicals)
hAmphetamine Maximum penalty for
Methamphetamine Shabu, Ice, Meth, Crack financiers
HCL Cocaine Manufacture or 12 years and 1 day to 20 P100K to
delivery of years P500K
Acetic Anhydride Acetic acid paraphernalia for
Ephedrine, Ephedra sinica manufacturing or
Norephedrine planting of DD
Ergotamine Claviceps purpurea Argot, St. Anthony’s fire Manufacture or 6 months and 1 day to 4 P10K to P50K
Lysergic Acid Synthetic Acid, LSD, battery, blotters, delivery of years
California sunshine paraphernalia used to
Potassium Maganese dioxide inject or introduce DD
permanganate into body
Safrole Sassafras albidum Maximum penalty if
Acetone a. Minors are used as
Anthranilic acid runners
Ethyl ether
HCL Possession of DD: P500K to
a) 10 grams or more of opium, P10M
Toluene
morphine, heroine or
Piperidine
cocaine, marijuana resin,
MDMA (ectasy),
Unlawful Acts Under RA 9165 and Penalties Paramethoxyamphetamine
Unlawful acts Imprisonment Penalty (PMA)
Importation to DD Life imprisonment to death P500K to b) Trimethoxyamphetamine
P10M (TMA)
Importation to 12 years and 1 day to 20 P100K to c) Lysergic Acid Diethylamine
controlled Precursors years P500K (LCD)
or essential chemicals d) Gamma
hydroxyamphetamine (GHB)
Maximum penalty if:
e) 50 grams or more of
a. Uses diplomatic
methamphetamine
passport, govt. Official
hydrochloride or “shabu”
b. Financiers
f) 500 grams or more of
Coddlers of importers, 12 years and 1 day to 20 P100K to
marijuanans
pushers, drug den years P500K
Possession of DD less Graduated penalties Graduated
operator,
than 10 fines
manufacturers
Possession of 6 months and 1 day to 4 P10K to P50K
Sale, dispensing, Life imprisonment to death P500K to
paraphernalia for DD years
distribution, P10M
transportation DD Possession of DD Maximum Penalties Maximum
during parties/ Fines
Sale, dispensing, 12 years and 1 day to 20 P100K to
gatherings
distribution, years P500K
transportation of First timer: 6 months P50K - P200K
controlled precursors rehabilitation
and essential Second timer: 6 mos + 1 day
chemicals to 12 years
Maximum penalty if : Cultivation and Plant Life imprisonment to death P500k to
a. Sale is within 100m Source of DD Confiscation of land P10M
from school Failure to comply with 1 Year and one day to 6 P10K - P50K
b. Minors re used as maintenance and years
runners or keeping of records of Revocation of professional
messengers transactions of DD license
c. If victim is minor or Unnecessary 12 years and one day tp 20 P100K -
mentally incapacitated Prescription of DD years P500K
d. Proximate death of the Revocation of professional
victim license
e. Financiers Unlawful Prescription Life imprisonment to death P500K-P10M
Maintenance of Drug Life imprisonment to death P500K to
Den (DD) P10M
Voluntary Submission of a drug dependent to
Maintenance of Drug 12 years and 1 day to 20 P100K to
Den controlled years P500K
confinement, treatment and rehabilitation.
Precursors or essential Exempt from criminal liability Under section 15:
chemicals  Has complied with the rules and regulations of the center
Maximum penalty if: Death penalty  Has never been charged or convicted of any offense
a. If victim is minor and 1M - 15M
punishable under RA6425 or RA9165
b. Financiers
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 Ha no record of escape from a Center
 Poses no serious danger to himself/herself, family or
community

PDEA - Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency

 Serves as the implementing arm of the Board, and shall be
responsible for the efficient and effective law enforcement
of all the provisions on any dangerous drug and/or
controlled precursor and essential chemical as provided in
this Act.

Authorized Drug Testing

The following shall be subjected to undergo drug testing:
1. Applicants for driver’s license
2. Applicants for firearm’s license and for permit to carry
firearms outside of residence
3. Students of secondary and tertiary schools
4. Officers and employees of public and private offices
5. Officers and members of the military, police and other law
enforcement agencies
6. All candidates for public office whether appointed or
elected both in the national or local government
7. All persons charged before the prosecutor’s office with a
criminal offense.

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