WAR ON DRUGS

In Philippines
 W H A T I S D RU G S ?

 A drug (/drɑːɡ/) is any substance that causes a change in an organism's physiology or

psychology when consumed.[3][4] Drugs are typically distinguished from food and substances
that provide nutritional support. Consumption of drugs can be via inhalation, injection,
smoking, ingestion, absorption via a patch on the skin, or dissolution under the tongue.

 In pharmacology, a drug is a chemical substance, typically of known structure, which, when

administered to a living organism, produces a biological effect.[5] A pharmaceutical drug, also
called a medication or medicine, is a chemical substance used to treat, cure, prevent, or diagnose
a disease or to promote well-being.[3] Traditionally drugs were obtained through extraction from
medicinal plants, but more recently also by organic synthesis.[6] Pharmaceutical drugs may be
used for a limited duration, or on a regular basis for chronic disorders.[7]
 DIFFERENT TYPES OF DRUGS?
(SMART DRUGS)

 Smart drugs and designer drugs

 Main articles: Nootropic and Designer drug

 Nootropics, also commonly referred to as "smart drugs", are drugs that are claimed to improve human
cognitive abilities. Nootropics are used to improve memory, concentration, thought, mood, and learning. An
increasingly used nootropic among students, also known as a study drug, is methylphenidate branded commonly
as Ritalin and used for the treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and narcolepsy.[29] At
high doses methylphenidate can become highly addictive.[30] Serious addiction can lead to psychosis, anxiety and
heart problems, and the use of this drug is related to a rise in suicides, and overdoses. Evidence for use outside of
student settings is limited but suggests that it is commonplace.[29][30] Intravenous use of methylphenidate can
lead to emphysematous damage to the lungs, known as Ritalin lung.[31]
 RECREATIONAL DRUGS
 Recreational drug use

 Cannabis is a commonly used recreational drug.[34]

 Main article: Recreational drug use
 Further information: Prohibition of drugs
 Recreational drug use is the use of a drug (legal, controlled, or illegal) with the primary
intention of altering the state of consciousness through alteration of the central nervous system
in order to create positive emotions and feelings. The hallucinogen LSD is a psychoactive drug

commonly used as a recreational drug.[35]

 PHILIPPINE DRUG WAR

 The Philippine Drug War refers to the drug policy of the

Philippine government under President Rodrigo Duterte, who
assumed office on June 30, 2016. According to former Philippine
National Police Chief Ronald dela Rosa, the policy is aimed at "the
neutralization of illegal drug personalities nationwide".[20] Duterte
has urged members of the public to kill suspected criminals and drug
addicts.[21]
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Date July 1, 2016 – present

(3 years, 6 months and 14 days)
Location Philippines
Status Ongoing[1]
Foreign support:[note 2]
• United States
(financial support)
[7][8]

• Singapore
(intelligence support)[9]
• China
(intelligence and financial support)[8][10]
Casualties and losses
92 police and military killed[17][18]
5,779 killed in official anti-drug operations (as of August 31, 2019)[19]
 BACKGROUND
 Background
 See also: Extrajudicial killings and forced disappearances in the Philippines

 President Duterte showing list of Drug Syndicates in Butuan City in October 2016
 Rodrigo Duterte won the 2016 Philippine presidential election promising to kill tens of
thousands of criminals, and urging people to kill drug addicts.[21]

 President Duterte himself admitted that he is not a killer, and is only saying colorful words
as an expression. "I am not a killer. I have yet to kill one human being. When I say, 'I will kill
you,' that's a statement coming from the mouth,” the President said during a forum in Russia.
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 The President said he only wants to "lighten a dull moment” when he speaks in public, which is why he
sometimes utter jokes. He has said that: “If it is too ridiculous, it must be a joke.” President Duterte’s spokesman
said that the Chief Executive’s words have to be understood in the context of how he expresses himself. On
previous occasions when the President was criticized for his language, then-Presidential Spokesperson Ernesto
Abella said that the President has a fondness for "hyperboles."[Philippine anti-narcotic officials have admitted that
Duterte uses flawed and exaggerated data to support his claim that the Philippines is becoming a "narco-state".[48]
The Philippines has a low prevalence rate of drug users compared to the global average, according to the United
Nations Office on Drugs and Crime.[49] In his inaugural State of the Nation Address, Duterte claimed that data
from the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency shows that there were 3 million drug addicts two to three years
ago, which he said may have increased to 3.7 million. However, according to the Philippine Dangerous Drugs
Board, the government drug policy-making body, 1.8 million Filipinos used illegal drugs (mostly cannabis) in 2015,
the latest official survey published, a third of whom had used illegal drugs only once in the past 13 months.[50][48]
 A L L E G AT I O N S O F P O L I C E U S I N G
H O S P I TA L S T O H I D E K I L L I N G S

 In June 2017 Reuters reported that "Police were sending corpses to hospitals to destroy evidence at crime
scenes and hide the fact that they were executing drug suspects." Doctors stated that corpses loaded onto trucks
were being dumped at hospitals, sometimes after rigor mortis had already set in, with clearly unsurvivable wounds,
having been shot in the chest and head at close range. Reuters examined data from two Manila police districts, and
found that the proportion of suspects sent to hospitals, where they are pronounced dead on arrival (DOA),
increased from 13% in July 2016 to 85% in January 2017; "The totals grew along with international and domestic
condemnation of Duterte's campaign."[129] Then-PNP Chief Gen. Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa dismissed the
Reuters report, saying police were trying to save the victims’ lives even when encountering violent resistance. He
added that police should not be disparaged for trying to save victims and the removal of bodies from a crime
scene did not mean a proper investigation could not be carried out
 "ONE-TIME, BIG -TIME"
OPERATIONS

 On August 16, over 32 people were killed in multiple "one-time,

big-time" antidrug operations in Bulacan within one day.[137] In
Manila, 25 people, including 11 suspected robbers, were also killed in
consecutive anti-criminality operations.[138] The multiple deaths in
the large-scale antidrug operations received condemnation from
human rights groups and the majority of the Senate