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DELTA REVIEW CENTER

Pajara, Sta. Monica, Puerto Princesa City
Tel. # 723-7274

Drug Education & Vice Control

DEFINITION OF TERMS

Treatment – is a medical service rendered to a client for the effective management of

total conditions related to drug abuse. It deals with the physiological without abusing drugs.

Rehabilitation – is a dynamic process directed towards the changes on the health of the
person to prepare him for his fullest life potentials and capabilities, and making him law abiding
and productive member and the community without abusing drugs.

Enabling – is any action taken by a concerned person that remove or softens the
negative effects or harmful consequences of drug use upon the user. Enabling only makes
thing worse. It is like fighting fire with gasoline.

Polydrug Abuse – Many people who abuse on drug tend to take all sort of drugs. Some
play chemical “Russian Roulletes” by taking everything including unidentified pills. This is called
polydrug abuse.

Drug Experimenter – one who illegally, wrongfully, or improperly uses any narcotics
substances, marijuana or dangerous drugs as defined not more than a few times for reasons or
curiosity, peer pressure or other similar reasons.

Drug Syndicate – it is a network of evil. It is operated and manned by willful criminals

who knowingly traffic in human lives for the money. Large sum of money, they can make in their
illegal and nefarious trade. The set results of their commerce are physical and mental cripples,
ruined lives, and even agonizing death.

Withdrawal Period – from the point of habituation of drug dependence up to the time the
drug dependent is totally or gradually deprived of the drug.

Tolerance – is the increasing dosage of drugs to maintain the same effect. This is
dependent totally or amphetamine, barbiturates, opiates and solvents.

Drug Dependence – a state of psychic or physical dependence, or both in dangerous

drugs, arising in a person following administration or use of a drug on a periodic or continuous
basis.

Physical Dependence – an adaptive state caused by repeated drug use that reveals
itself by development of intense physical symptoms when the drug is stopped (withdrawal
syndrome).

Psychological Dependence – an attachment to drug use which arises from a drug ability
to satisfy some emotional or personality need of an individual. (Physical dependence not
required but it does not seem to reinforce psychological dependence).

Marijuana – obtain from an Indian hemp plant known as “Cannabis Sativa” a strong
handy, annual shrub which grows wild in temperature and tropic region

Tetrahydrocannabinol – (THC) it is the psychoactive agent of marijuana. The more THC

present in marijuana, the more potent is the drug. It is also known as “siniter element” in
marijuana. This is what cause the “high lift” or “trip” in marijuana users.

Hashish – it is the dark brown resin that is collected from the tops of potent cannabis
sativa. It is at least five times stronger than the crude marijuana. Since it is stronger, the effect
on the user is more intense, and the possibility of side effect is greater. Placing the crude plant
material in a solvent makes it. The plant material is then filtered out and the solvent is removed,
yielding a gummy, resinous substance.
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Narcotics – is any drug that produces sleep or stupor and relieves pain due to its
depressant effects to the central nervous system. A term narcotic comes from the Greek word
for sleep “Narkotikos”

Opium – obtained from the female poppy of plant known as “Papaver Somniferum”. It
comes from the Greek word which means “juice”. It is the original components of morphine and
heroin.

Morphine – it is the second extraction from opium, six times stronger. It was named after
Morpheus, the Greek god of dreams stimulating effects.

Heroin – it is the third derivative extracted and the most powerful. It has no medical use
because of the high rate of medication. This is the most potent of the opium derivatives, five
times stronger than morphine.

Shabu – it is Japanese form of drug abuse. It is an amphetamine type of stimulant

whose chemical use name in Methamphetamine. This stimulant was originally known as
“kakuseizal” is the Japanese word for waking “Zai” the term for drugs. The drug started in japan
immediately after the end of the Pacific war and brought into the Philippines by Japanese
tourist.

Cocaine – it is alkaloid contained in the leaves of “Erythoxelon coca” a hardy plant a

hardy plant cultivate in Bolivia. The first user of coca leaf, were the Incas of Peru. It is a
stimulant a powerful natural stimulant known to man. Cocaine acts immediately. It is quick
acting drug. Its effects are rapid from the time of intake. It is indeed “superspeed”.

Codeine – is another opium alkaloid, the second to be developed after morphine. It is

used as a pain killer, but more as a cough reliever.

10 MOST ABUSED DRUGS

 Shabu
 Menthodes (cough/cold preparation)
 Marijuana
 Rugby (inhalants)
 Phydol (cough/cold preparation)
 Diazepam (minor tranquilizer)
 Pseudoflex (cough/cold preparation)
 Hycodia (cough preparation)
 Cotrex (cough/cold preparation)
 Mercadol (cough/cold preparation)

MOST COMMON REASONS FOR USING DRUGS

 Influence by friends and peers

 Personal reason such as family problems and pleasures
 Got hooked by the pusher
 Used drugs for medical reason and hooked later on
 Accessibility of sources such as drug stores, medicine cabinets and shops.
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DRUGS PHYSICAL SIGN OF ABUSE DANGERS

SYMPTOMS
Marijuana (damo, Altered perception, Plastic baggies, Psychological
grass, Indian hemp, dilated pupils, lack of rolling paper, roach dependence, increased
weed joints, hashish, concentration, clips, color of burnt heart rate, impaired
satay) craving for sweets, hemp rope short term memory,
increased appetite, anxiety, lungs damage,
laughter possible psychosis with
chronic use.
Amphetamines (pep Loss of appetite, Pills of varying, Disorientation, severe
pills, speed, dexies, anxiety, irritability, possible chain of depression, paranila,
ups, bunnies, rapid speech, tumors smoking, long period possible hallucinations,
drivers, crossroad, mood, elevation without rest or sleep increased blood
footballs, co-pilot, pressure, fatigue
eye opener)
Hallucinogens (LSD, Alternation of moods Capsule of varying Rigidity, painful muscle
MDA, PCR, peyote, and perception, longer periods of contraction, emotional
psilocybin, acid possible paranoia, rash, sleep, instability, death from
cubes, microdots, panic anxiety dizziness, cold and possible overdose esp
mescaline) clumsy skin when mixed with alcohol
Solvent/Rugby Euphoria, Odor of substance in Damage of lungs, liver,
(gasoline/glue) headaches, nausea, clothing, intoxication, kidneys, bone marrow,
fainting stupor, rapid drowsiness, poor suffocation, choking,
heartbeat muscular control anemia, possible stroke
or sudden death
Heroin (fit fun) Insensitivity to pain, Glassine envelops, Allergy with loss
Morphine (M, euphoria, sedation, needles and syringe hepatitis, slow and
monkey dreamer, vomiting, itchiness, capsule or spoons, shallow breathing,
morpho, tabcubes, watery eyes, running tourniquet, needle possible death when
opium) Codeine nose marks on hands combined with
(little D) barbiturates
Cocaine (Coke, Short-lived euphoria Glassine envelops, Shallow breathing,
snow, leaf dust) changing to razor blades, small fever, anxiety, tremors,
depression, spoons, odorless possible death from
nervousness, bitter white crystalline convulsions or
irritability, tightening powder respiratory arrest
of muscles

DANGEROUS DRUG EFFECTS AND IDENTITY

Marijuana (Cannabis Sativa)

 Marijuana – usually called pot, grass, weed reefer, dope, maryjane, sinsemilla, acapolco gold
 Thai stick – they look like dried parsely mixed with stems that may include seeds. They are
made as cigarettes (smoke). Eaten
 Tetrahydro Cannabinol – they called THC, they look like gelatin capsule and they are
used by taking orally or smoked.
 Hashish – called locally as Hash, and look like brown or black cakes or balls, they can
be taken orally or can be smoked.
 Hashish oil – hash oils appears like concentrated syrup liquid varying in color from clear
to black, they used to smoke mixed with tobacco.

INHALANTS
Immediate negative effects of inhalants include nose, sneezing, coughing, nosebleed, fatigue, lack of
coordination, and loss of appetite. Solvent and aerosol sprays also decrease the heart and the
respiratory rates and impair judgment. Amyl and Butyl nitrate cause rapid pulse, headache and
involuntary or brain hemorrhage.

Deeply inhaling the vapor, or using the large amount over a short period of time may result to
disorientation, violent behavior, unconsciousness or death. High concentration of inhalants can cause
suffocation by displacing the oxygen in the lungs or depressing the central nervous system in the point
that breathing stops.
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Long term use can cause weight loss, fatigue, electrolyte imbalance and muscle fatigue. Repeat
sniffing of concentrated vapors over time can permanently damage the nervous system.

DEPRESSANTS
These are drugs that suppress vital body functions especially those of the brain or central nervous system with
the resulting impairment of judgment, hearing, speech, and muscular coordination.
1. Narcotics – are drugs which relieve pain and produce profound sleep or stupor. Medically, they are
potent pain killers.
2. Opium – derived from poppy plant – papaver somniferum popularly known as “gum, gamut, calamay
or panocha”.
3. Morphine – most commonly used and best used opiate. Effective as a pain killer six times potent
than opium, with a high dependence – producing potential.
4. Heroin – a three to five times more powerful than Morphine from which it was derived and the most
addicting opium derivatives.
5. Codeine – a derivative of morphine, commonly available in cough preparation.
6. Paregoric – a tincture of opium in combination with camphor. Commonly used as a household
remedy for diarrhea and abdominal pain.
7. Demerol and Methadone – common synthetic drugs with morphine-like effects.
8. Barbiturates – are drugs used for inducing sleep in persons plagued with anxiety, mental stress, and
insomnia.
9. Seconal – Sudden withdrawal from these drugs is even more dangerous than opiate withdrawal.
10. Tranquilizers –are drugs that calm and relax and diminish anxiety. They are used in treatment of
nervous states and some mental disorders without producing sleep.
11. Volatile Solvents – gaseous substances popularly known to abusers as “gas, teardrops”.
12. Alcohol – the king of all drugs with potential for abuse. Most widely used, socially accepted and
most extensively legalized drug throughout the world.

STIMULANTS
These produce effects opposite of that of depressants. Instead of bringing about relaxation and sleep,
they produce increased mental alertness, wakefulness, reduce hunger, and provide feeling of well being.
1. Amphetamines – used medically for weight reducing in obesity, relief of mind depression.
2. Cocaine – taken orally, injected or sniffed as to achieve euphoria or an intense feeling of “highness
3. Caffeine – it is present in coffee, tea, chocolate, cola drinks and some wakeup pills.
4. Shabu – “poor man’s cocaine” – chemically known as methamphetamine. It is a central nervous
system stimulant and sometimes called upper or speed. It is white, colorless crystal or crystalline powder with
a better numbing taste. It can be taken orally, inhaled (snorted), sniffed (chasing the dragon) or injected.
5. Nicotine – an active component in tobacco which acts as a powerful stimulant of the central nervous
system. A drop of pure nicotine can easily kill a person.

HALLUCINOGENS
They consist of the variety of mind-altering drugs, which distort reality, thinking and perceptions of time, space
and sensation.
1. Marijuana – it is the most commonly abused hallucinogens in the Philippines.
2. Lysergic Acid Diethylamide (LSD) – this drug is the most powerful of the psychedelics obtained from
ergot, a fungus that attacks rye kernels.
3. Peyote – derived from the surface part of small gray brown cactus.
4. Mescaline – it is the alkaloid hallucinogen extracted from the peyote cactus and can also be
synthesized in the laboratory.
5. STP – it is a take-off on the motor oil additive. It is a chemical derivative of mescaline claimed to
produce more violent and longer effects than mescaline dose.
6. Psilocybin – this hallucinogenic alkaloid from small Mexican mushrooms are used by Mexican Indian.
7. Morning glory seeds – the black and brown seeds of the wild tropical morning glory that are used to
produce hallucinations.
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Unlawful Acts Punishable under R.A. 9165

1. Importation or bringing into the Philippines of Dangerous Drugs using diplomatic passport or facilities
or any means involving his/her official status to facilitate official entry of the same (Sec 4, Art 2)
2. Upon any person who organizes, manages or acts as “financier” or any of the activities involving
dangerous drugs (Sec 4, 5, 6, 8 Art II)

3. Sale, Trading, Administration, Dispensation, Delivery, Distribution and transportation of Dangerous

Drugs and/or Controlled Precursors and Essential Chemicals within 100 meters from the school (Sec 5, Art II)
4. Drug pushers who use minors or mentally incapacitated individuals as runners, couriers and other
capacity directly connected to the dangerous drug trade (Sec 5, Art II)
5. If the victim of the offense is a minor or mentally incapacitated individual, or should a dangerous drug
and/or controlled precursors and essential chemical involved in the offense be the proximate cause of death of
the victim (Sec 5, Art II)
6. When dangerous drug is administered, delivered or sold to a minor who is allowed to use the same
in such a place (Sec 6, Art II)
7. Upon any person who uses a minor or mentally incapacitated individual to deliver equipment,
instrument, apparatus and other paraphernalia for dangerous drugs (Sec 10, Art II)
8. Possession of Dangerous drugs during parties, Social Gatherings or Meetings (Sec 13), and
Possession of Equipment, Instrument, Apparatus and other paraphernalia for Dangerous Drugs during Parties,
Social Gatherings or Meetings (Sec 14)

Dangerous Drugs Board (DDB)

The DDB is the policy-making body and strategy-making body in the planning and formulation of policies and
programs on drug prevention and control. (Under the Office of the President) Sec 77, Art IX

Composition: 17 Members (3 as permanent, 12 as ex-officio, 2 regular members) Sec 78, Art IX

3 permanent members to be appointed by the President, one to be the Chairman.

12 ex-officio members: Secretary of DOJ, DOH, DND, DOF, DOLE, DILG, DSWD, DFA and DepEd,
Chairman of CHED, NYC, and the Director General of PDEA.
2 regular members: President of the IBP, and the Pres/Chairman of an NGO involved in a dangerous
drug campaign to be appointed by the President.

NBI Director and Chief, PNP – permanent consultant of the Board.

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DEFINITION OF TERMS UNDER R.A. 9165

1) Administer. – Any act of introducing any dangerous drug into the body of any person, with or without his/her
knowledge, by injection, inhalation, ingestion or other means, or of committing any act of indispensable
assistance to a person in administering a dangerous drug to himself/herself unless administered by a duly
licensed practitioner for purposes of medication.

2) Chemical Diversion. – The sale, distribution, supply or transport of legitimately imported, in-transit,
manufactured or procured controlled precursors and essential chemicals, in diluted, mixtures or in
concentrated form, to any person or entity engaged in the manufacture of any dangerous drug, and shall
include packaging, repackaging, labeling, relabeling or concealment of such transaction through fraud,
destruction of documents, fraudulent use of permits, misdeclaration, use of front companies or mail fraud.

3) Clandestine Laboratory. – Any facility used for the illegal manufacture of any dangerous drug and/or
controlled precursor and essential chemical.

4) Confirmatory Test. – An analytical test using a device, tool or equipment with a different chemical or physical
principle that is more specific which will validate and confirm the result of the screening test.

5) Controlled Delivery. – The investigative technique of allowing an unlawful or suspect consignment of any
dangerous drug and/or controlled precursor and essential chemical, equipment or paraphernalia, or property
believed to be derived directly or indirectly from any offense, to pass into, through or out of the country under
the supervision of an authorized officer, with a view to gathering evidence to identify any person involved in
any dangerous drugs related offense, or to facilitate prosecution of that offense.

6) Controlled Precursors and Essential Chemicals. – Include those listed in Tables I and II of the 1988 UN
Convention Against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances as enumerated in the
attached annex, which is an integral part of this Act.

7) Cultivate or Culture. – Any act of knowingly planting, growing, raising, or permitting the planting, growing or
raising of any plant which is the source of a dangerous drug.

8) Dangerous Drugs. – Include those listed in the Schedules annexed to the 1961 Single Convention on
Narcotic Drugs, as amended by the 1972 Protocol, and in the Schedules annexed to the 1971 Single
Convention on Psychotropic Substances as enumerated in the annex which is an integral part of this Act.

9) Deliver. – Any act of knowingly passing a dangerous drug to another, personally or otherwise, and by any
means, with or without consideration.

10) Den, Dive or Resort. – A place where any dangerous drug and/or controlled precursor and essential
chemical is administered, delivered, stored for illegal purposes, distributed, sold or used in any form.

11) Dispense. – Any act of giving away, selling or distributing medicine or any dangerous drug with or without
the use of prescription.

12) Drug Dependence. – As based on the World Health Organization definition, it is a cluster of physiological,
behavioral and cognitive phenomena of variable intensity, in which the use of psychoactive drug takes on a
high priority thereby involving, among others, a strong desire or a sense of compulsion to take the substance
and the difficulties in controlling substance-taking behavior in terms of its onset, termination, or levels of use.

13) Drug Syndicate. – Any organized group of two (2) or more persons forming or joining together with the
intention of committing any offense prescribed under this Act.
14) Employee of Den, Dive or Resort. – The caretaker, helper, watchman, lookout, and other persons working
in the den, dive or resort, employed by the maintainer, owner and/or operator where any dangerous drug
and/or controlled precursor and essential chemical is administered, delivered, distributed, sold or used, with or
without compensation, in connection with the operation thereof.
15) Financier. – Any person who pays for, raises or supplies money for, or underwrites any of the illegal
activities prescribed under this Act.
16) Illegal Trafficking. – The illegal cultivation, culture, delivery, administration, dispensation, manufacture,
sale, trading, transportation, distribution, importation, exportation and possession of any dangerous drug
and/or controlled precursor and essential chemical.
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17) Instrument. – Anything that is used in or intended to be used in any manner in the commission of illegal
drug trafficking or related offenses.

18) Laboratory Equipment. – The paraphernalia, apparatus, materials or appliances when used, intended for
use or designed for use in the manufacture of any dangerous drug and/or controlled precursor and essential
chemical, such as reaction vessel, preparative/purifying equipment, fermentors, separatory funnel, flask,
heating mantle, gas generator, or their substitute.
19) Manufacture. – The production, preparation, compounding or processing of any dangerous drug and/or
controlled precursor and essential chemical, either directly or indirectly or by extraction from substances of
natural origin, or independently by means of chemical synthesis or by a combination of extraction and chemical
synthesis, and shall include any packaging or repackaging of such substances, design or configuration of its
form, or labeling or relabeling of its container; except that such terms do not include the preparation,
compounding, packaging or labeling of a drug or other substances by a duly authorized practitioner as an
incident to his/her administration or dispensation of such drug or substance in the course of his/her
professional practice including research, teaching and chemical analysis of dangerous drugs or such
substances that are not intended for sale or for any other purpose.
20) Cannabis or commonly known as “Marijuana” or “Indian Hemp” or by its any other name. – Embraces
every kind, class, genus, or specie of the plant Cannabis sativa L. including, but not limited to, Cannabis
americana, hashish, bhang, guaza, churrus and ganjab, and embraces every kind, class and character of
marijuana, whether dried or fresh and flowering, flowering or fruiting tops, or any part or portion of the plant and
seeds thereof, and all its geographic varieties, whether as a reefer, resin, extract, tincture or in any form
whatsoever.
21) Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) or commonly known as “Ecstasy”, or by its any other name. –
Refers to the drug having such chemical composition, including any of its isomers or derivatives in any form.
22) Methamphetamine Hydrochloride or commonly known as “Shabu”, “Ice”, “Meth”, or by its any other name.
– Refers to the drug having such chemical composition, including any of its isomers or derivatives in any form.
23) Opium. – Refers to the coagulated juice of the opium poppy (Papaver somniferum L.) and embraces every
kind, class and character of opium, whether crude or prepared; the ashes or refuse of the same; narcotic
preparations thereof or therefrom; morphine or any alkaloid of opium; preparations in which opium, morphine
or any alkaloid of opium enters as an ingredient; opium poppy; opium poppy straw; and leaves or wrappings of
opium leaves, whether prepared for use or not.
24) Opium Poppy. – Refers to any part of the plant of the species Papaver somniferum L., Papaver setigerum
DC, Papaver orientale, Papaver bracteatum and Papaver rhoeas, which includes the seeds, straws, branches,
leaves or any part thereof, or substances derived therefrom, even for floral, decorative and culinary purposes.

25) PDEA – Refers to the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency under Section 82, Article IX of this Act.
26) Person. - Any entity, natural or juridical, including among others, a corporation, partnership, trust or estate,
joint stock company, association, syndicate, joint venture or other unincorporated organization or group
capable of acquiring rights or entering into obligations.
27) Planting of Evidence. – The willful act by any person of maliciously and surreptitiously inserting, placing,
adding or attaching directly or indirectly, through any overt or covert act, whatever quantity of any dangerous
drug and/or controlled precursor and essential chemical in the person, house, effects or in the immediate
vicinity of an innocent individual for the purpose of implicating, incriminating or imputing the commission of any
violation of this Act.
28) Protector/Coddler. – Any person who knowingly and willfully consents to the unlawful acts provided for in
this Act and uses his/her influence, power or position in shielding, harboring, screening or facilitating the
escape of any person he/she knows, or has reasonable grounds to believe on or suspects, has violated the
provisions of this Act in order to prevent the arrest, prosecution and conviction of the violator.
29) Pusher. – Any person who sells, trades, administers, dispenses, delivers or gives away to another, on any
terms whatsoever, or distributes, dispatches in transit or transports dangerous drugs or who acts as a broker in
any of such transactions, in violation of this Act.
30) Use. – Any act of injecting, intravenously or intramuscularly, of consuming, either by chewing, smoking,
sniffing, eating, swallowing, drinking or otherwise introducing into the physiological system of the body, any of
the dangerous drugs.
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