Module 3 penalties for
Drug Situation – Globally
and Locally
 
o Drug use affects the family and the overall
community in many ways. It can tear apart
families due to ruined relationships,
prolonged illnesses, and lost productivity.
It can even result in homelessness for
families, and worse, premature death
losses.
The Global Drug Situation
o According to the world drug report 2017,
the drug issue continues to threaten the
security of the global community
o The report estimated that almost a quarter
of billion people, or around 5% of the
global adult population, used drugs at
least once in 2015
o About 29.5 millions of those drug users, or
0.6% of the global adult population, suffer
from drug use disorders
o In 2015, drug use was primarily dominated
by cannabis with 183 million users,
followed by amphetamines and
prescription stimulants (37 million),
opiods (35 million) , ecstasy (22 million),
opiates (18 million), and cocaine (17
million)
o In terms of drug supply, the global market
for methamphetamine continues to expand
o On the treatment side, lack of access to
services remains a global issue, especially
among vulnerable groups such as women
and children
Drug Policies
Public Health Policy
Criminal Prohibition
Approach
o Illicit drug use is o Illicit drug use is a
a criminal form of disease
offense o The public health
o The criminal policy approach
justice policy treats drug use as a
approach or the form of chronic
enforcement- relapsing medical
centric model disorder
levies heavy o Clinical/medical
interventions
drug use and include harm
trafficking reduction strategies
o Is carried out to minimize
through the collateral societal
criminal justice impact of regulatory
system. sanctions.
The Philippine Drug Situation
o The Philippines has the Republic Act No.
9165 also known “Comprehensive
Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002”
o It is the policy of the State to
safeguard the integrity of its
territory
o The well-being of its citizenry
particularly the youth from the
harmful effects of dangerous drugs
on their physical and mental well-
being
o To defend the same against acts or
omissions detrimental to their
development and preservation
Illicit Drug Production and Trafficking
o The Philippines has become a target
market for illicit drugs manufactured
overseas
o Methamphetamine hydrochloride or
shabu continues to be smuggled into the
country through its airports, seaports, and
the mail and parcel services due to the
country’s porous border and long
coastlines
o The key challenges of drug supply are:
 The emergence of new
psychoactive substances (NPS)
 The proliferation of
methamphetamine
hydrochloride (shabu) that target
the young population
 o This is compounded by new concealment Patterns of Drug Abuse
methods and marketing strategies such
as the use of drug mules, and continued experimental
trafficking of precursor chemicals use

o For the drug demand side, there is a

need to:
 Expand access to services in order
dependence occasion use

to address advocacy and treatment

gaps that would sustain and
maintain drug-free communities in harmful use

the country
 Include the need to establish more
community-based services,
 And to provide a comprehensive
continuum of care for people who
use drugs
o To address these concerns, there is a
need to:
 Institutionalize community-level
interventions, and
 To ensure wider access to
appropriate and holistic services
anchored on the biopsychosocial
treatment model
Common Causes of Drug Abuse
o Membership in a “barkada”
o Overuse
o Curiosity
o Frustration
o Victim of pusher
o Removal of inhibition
o Boredom
o Ignorance
o Easy access to drugs
o Influence of mass media

Effects of Drug Abuse

Signs, Effects and Preventive Mental Health

Physical Health

Measures against Drug Abuse Systemic General Health

Disturbance in
Observable Signs and Symptoms Cardiac (Heart)
Perception Malnutrition
Pathology
(Hallucination)

Disturbance in
Pulmonary
Orientation Infections
(Lung) Illness
(Disorientation)

Disturbance in
Hepatic (Liver) Blood transmitted
Memory (Poor
Problems disease
Memory)

Disturbance in
Renal (kidney)
Judgement Accidents
Disease
(Delusion)

Strategies to address Drug Problem

o Changes in behavior
o Changes in appearance
o Changes in mood
o Changes in interest
The Anti-Illegal Drugs Strategy Statement
states that by 2022, the Philippines will be able to
achieve drug-free communities through
o Supply reduction efforts involving strong
law enforcement with consistent adherence
to and observance of human rights
o Coupled with comprehensive demand Counter Actions of individual citizen like students
reduction initiatives and against substance abuse
o Supported by strong international ties
o Be informed
Strategies to address Drug Problem o Love yourself
o Talk
Component 1: Drug Supply Reduction o Look for alternatives
o Be proactive
o Take away drugs from the public o Seek advice and help
through market denial operations
and
o Prevention of diversion from the
licit to illicit market; and
o Reduce the proliferation of illegal
drugs through sustainable
alternative development programs
o Provision of financial and
technical support for the
implementation of economically
viable and
o Sustainable alternative
development projects

Component 2: Drug Demand Reduction

o Take people away from the lure of

drug abuse through policy
formulation,
o Preventive education, research,
treatment, rehabilitation and
reintegration
o Drug Demand reduction is
implemented through its four
components:
(1) Policy formulation
(2) Preventive education
(3) Treatment and rehabilitation
(4) research

Drug supply and Drug demand reduction

Twi anti-drug components that cut across both

drug supply and drug demand reduction are
civic awareness and response, and regional
and international cooperation

Civic Awareness and Response aims:

o to promote public awareness and social

response

Regional and International Cooperation

aims:

o to forge and foster cooperation with

regional and international agencies