MODULE IN DRUG EDUCATION AND VICE CONTROL (CDI5)

Prepared By: Ms. Kenneth S. Diodos, MSCRIM (CAR)

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MODULE 1
(First Prelim- 1st Week)

THE HISTORY OF DRUGS FROM PAST TO PRESENT.

Learning Objectives:
1. Discuss the history of drugs from past to present.
2. Differentiate the prohibition of drugs from past to present.

In 14th century, the word “DRUG’ originates from an old French word DROGUE, which
means a dry substance, then derived later into DROGE-VATE from Dutch word meaning dry
barrels where medicinal plants are stored in them.

The history of the human race has also been a history of drug use. Since the earliest times, herbs,
roots, barks, leaves and plants have been used to relieve pain and help control disease.

4,000 years ago - Opium (plant of joy) was used in early

Mesopotamian writings.
7th century - Prohibition of the use of alcohol
under Islamic Law (Sharia) where it is
the earliest recorded law in the old
world and attributed to passages in the
Quran.
1484 - Marijuana used at the time of crusades
by the Arabs as part of their religious
intolerance.
- Fiat Pope Innocent VIII banned the
use of cannabis.
1516 - In Northern Europe, the Protestants
have passed drug laws motivated by
religious prejudice.
- Reinheitsgebot which stipulates that
beer may only contain water, barley
and hops. Hence, hops can only cause
sedation and reduce libido.
- The exclusive use of hops had been
obligatory in France since 1268.
Between 1821 and 1837 - In the late Qing Imperial of China,
opium imported by the British East
India Company which vastly
consumed by all social classes in
 Southern China.
- 5x increasing rate of the importation
of drugs.
May 1839 - British declared the first opium war
against China
- China Successfully destroyed all the
Opium stock of British.
- Second war, the Spanish – American
war which resulted to the inheritance
of Opium monopoly in the Philippines
by the United States.
1875 - San Francisco, California enacted an
ordinance which banned the smoking
of opium in opium dens.
- The reason for many women and
young girls, as well as young men of
decent family were being induced to
visit the Chinese opium smoking dens.
1919 - The prohibition of the use of alcohol
in Finland.
1920 - The prohibition of the use of alcohol
in US
1914-1955 - Sweden employed an alcohol
rationing system with personal liquor
ration books (“motbook”)
20th century - Cocaine was prohibited.
- Alcohol was prohibited.

This is a partial list of just few of the most ancient users of psychoactive (means having an
impact on thinking, mood, or behaviour) substance as per Sullivan and Hagen, 2002.
- 10700 A.D. - 13000 A. D.
-the Areca nut (commonly known Betel Nut was chewed in Timor and in
Thailand.
- Before European contact-
-the Aborigimes used Pituri and Nicotiana (both nicotine) and Native Americans
used also tobacco.
-Ethiopians used Khat (a flowering plant native to the Horn of Africa and Arabian
Peninsula.
- 5000 A. D. – 7000 A. D.
- Coca was being used in the Andes and Equador.

History in the Philippines - No known drug abuse during pre-Spanish era.

 1780  Native Filipinos were
 prohibited to smoke opium
except the Chinese.
 Americans took over and
allowed Chinese to obtain
license to use opium in their
homes for a fee of P5.00
 1844  Spanish government imposed
opium monopoly
 1908  total ban of opium
 1946  Japanese government cut the
supplies of opium
 Republic Act 953 or Narcotic  the first drug control law,
Drug Law of 1953 provided for the registration of
collection, and the imposition of
taxes upon all persons who
produce, import, manufacture,
compound, deal-in, dispense,
sell, distribute, or give away
opium, marijuana, opium
poppies or coca leaves or any
synthetic drugs which may be
declared as habit forming,
cultivation of marijuana and
opium poppy
 1959  PC Criminal investigation
conducted the first marijuana
raid in Pasay City
 March 30, 1972  Republic Act 6425 was signed
into law
 Presidential Decree No. 44
amended RA 6425, placed
under control not only narcotics
but also psychotropic
substances
 November 14, 1972  Dangerous Drugs Board was
organized
 1975-80  marijuana became
geographically widespread, also
cough syrup and inhalants use
increased
 During American war in
Vietnam, flow of marijuana,
anti-depressants, amphetamines
and heroin arrived at the US
Military bases

 1980  methamphetamines and
ephedrine hydrochloride
 entered the country via Hong
Kong
 2002  Republic Act 9165 signed into
law amending the RA 6425
 PDEA created under the office
of the President.