VICE AND

DRUG
EDUCATION
AND
CONTROL
Anna Franchezka D. Basco
 WHAT IS VICE?
• Came from the Latin word “vitium”
which means “failing, defect,
offense, blemish, imperfection”.
• A practice or habit that is
considered as immoral, sinful,
criminal, rude, deviant, degrading,
or perverted in the society.

• A moral failing or a bad habit. Traditional

examples of vice includes DRINKING
ALCOHOL, SMOKING TABACCO, and
GAMBLING.
DIFFERENT FORMS OF VICE:
A. Alcoholism

B. Drug Addiction

C. Prostitution

D. Gambling
 A. ALCOHOLISM
• Produced by taking intoxicating liquors
excessively and with habitually frequency. (State
vs. Savage 89 Ala. 17 LBA 426, 7 South Rep. 183)

• Intoxication can generally last anywhere from

1 to 12 hours, and the after effects (hang-over)
of intoxication can last 24 hours or more.
Alcoholic Liquor
• Is any beverages or compound, whether distilled,
fermented or otherwise which will produce
intoxication or which contains in excess of one per
centum of alcohol and is used as a beverage. (State
vs. Oliver, 133 S.C. 125, 130 S.S Rep 213)

• A beverage made by fermenting or distilling grains

and fruits.

• Alcohol comes in Three Basic Forms: Beer, Wine,

and Distilled spirits or “hard liquor”.
3 Basic Forms of Alcohol
Two Kinds of Alcohol:

1. Ethyl Alcohol – is the kind present in beer, wine,

spirits (hard liquor like rum, & whiskey).
• This alcohol is called beverage alcohol.

2. Methyl Alcohol – is completely different and can

be found in solvents, paint removers, anti freeze
and other household and industrial products.
• This alcohol is a poison and should never be
drunk.
• Drunkard – A person who habitually takes or use
any intoxicating alcoholic.

• Chronic Alcoholics – A person who, from the

prolonged and excessive use of alcoholic
beverages, finally develops physical and psycho-
changes and dependence to alcohol.

• The person conciously or unconciously begins to

demand on alcohol’s narcotic effect for a pick up,
to sleep at night, to feel good, to cope with
problems, to enjoy social gatherings, to repress
inner urges, or to relieve stress.
 WHY
PEOPLE
DRINK
ALCOHOL?
1. Serves as an appetizer.

2. Escape from reality, and relieve stress.

3. Relaxing feeling, and gives confidence.

4. It is a glamorous symbols of success and superiority.

5. To enhance sociability and enjoyment.

6. For ritualistic purposes.

7. Curiosity, and peer pressure.

Kinds of Intoxication
1. Voluntary – when the drunken person does not know
the intoxicating strength of beverages he has taken.

2. Intentional – when a person deliberately drinks liquor

fully knowing its effects, either to obtain mitigation or to
find the liquor a stimulant to commit crime.

3. Habitual – when the person finds that drinking has a

constant necessary and the vice ultimately takes hold of
him.
 Various Degrees of Intoxication
1. SLIGHT 2. MODERATE 4. VERY
INEBRATION INEBRATION 3. DRUNK DRUNK 5. COMA

• Reddening of • The person is • Mind is • Mind is • The subject is

the face. argumentative confused, confused and stuporous or in
and behavior is disoriented. comatose
overconfident. irregular, and the condition.
movements are
uncontrolled.

• No sign of • Slight • The behavior is • There is

mental impairment of uncontrollable. difficulty in
impairment, in mental speech.
coordination, difficulties, loss • Often
and difficulty of of coordination walking is
speech. of finer impossible.
movement.
 Forms of Chemical & Scientific Test
in Intoxication
1. The Blood- Alcohol Test – most widely acceptable and direct
method of determining the concentration of alcohol in blood.
- Less than 0.05 percent by weight of alcohol in person’s blood=
Not
- 0.05 and above percent by weight of alcohol in person’s blood=
Under
2. The Urine- Alcohol Test
3. The Saliva- Alcohol Test

4. The Breath- Alcohol Test

5. The Blood tissue and spinal fluid Test

Three Methods of Therapy (Treatment)
on Alcoholism
1. Aversion Treatment - is used to help a person give up a
behavior or habit by having them associate it with
something unpleasant
2. Psychotherapy Method - Treatment may involve a brief
intervention, individual or group counseling, an
outpatient program, or a residential inpatient stay.
Working to stop alcohol use to improve quality of life is
the main treatment goal.
3. Program of Alcoholics Anonymous - people who come
together to solve their drinking problem.
 B. PROSTITUTION
• Prostitution is often called the
“oldest profession” in the world and
records of prostitution exist since
the beginning of recorded history.

• It is an act or practice of a woman who engage or

habitually in sexual intercourse in exchange of money or
profit.

Prostitute – is a woman who engage in discriminate sexual

intercourse or acts with males for hire.
Pimp (Bugaw) – one who provide gratification for the lust of
others. A male procurer of clients for a prostitute.
Operator or Maintainer – one who owns or manages houses of
ill-refute where the business of prostitution is conducted.
Sometimes they are called “madame or mama san”
White Slavery – The procurement and transportation of woman
across stateliness for immoral purposes.
Organized Crimes – includes gambling, prostitution, dope
(narcotics) and other illegal business.
Whore/ Knocker – It is a name often used for all types of
prostitutes.
2 Basic Reasons Why Prostitution Must be Supressed
1. Control of Venereal Disease (VD)
2. Prevent Organized Crimes
WHAT ARE THE
CAUSES OF
PROSTITUTION?
1. Poor social background
2. Previous sexual experience.
3. The need for money and luxury on the
part of prostitution.
4. The influence of contraceptives, and
preventive treatment of venereal
diseases.
5. To support other vices such as drug
addiction and alcoholism.
 TYPES OF PROSTITUTION ON THE BASIS
OF OPERATION
1. Call Girls - These are part time prostitutes.
• They have their own legitimate work or profession but
works as a prostitute to supplement their income.

2. Hustler – is a profession type of prostitute. She maybe a

bar or tavern “pick-up” or a “street walker”.
• The bar or tavern “pick-up” frequents place where liquor is
sold, sometimes operating with the consent or knowledge
of the management.
• The “Street Walker” is the oldest and most common type
of prostitues. The common customers are the tourist,
gamblers, criminals, addicts, and others.
3. Door Knockers – This is the occasional selective type of
prostitutes. She is usually a newcomer in the business.
• Oftentimes, they are motivated by extreme desire of
money due to poverty or supporting other vices.

4. Factory Girls – This are real professional type of

prostitute. She works in regular house of prostitution or
brothels. She accepts all new comers and nothing to do
with selecting and soliciting the customers. She works in
regular hours or tour of duty the direct supervision of the
madam or operator of the prostitution house. She gets her
share of the earnings by commission or per customers.
 TYPES OF PROSTITUTION HOUSES
1. Disorderly Houses - usually ridges several number
of factory girls or professional prostitutes and under
the control of an organized crime ring.
• A “madame” or “maintainer” supervises the
operation supported by a staff of teller (cashier),
bell or room boys, register clerks, watchmen,
pimps and security guards known as bouncer.
Their operation is appears to be a legitimate
business entity mostly under the protection of the
crocked law enforcement authorities and their
location is prominently known to all their
customers.
2. Furnished Room House – usually operated by an
experienced “madam” who rent rooms to legitimate
roomers in order to maintain appearance of responsibility.
Purposely, madam leaves several rooms not
rented to legitimate roomers for ready use of the
prostitution.
These prostitutes are mostly the call girls who
make the room designated places in perpetrating their
business.
Their rent is on per basis or they maintain the rent
continuously but the prostitute do not live there
permanently but elsewhere to maintain their anonymity
and identity. These houses could be found mostly in
flashy subdivision or residential houses.
3. Call Houses – this is where the customers call the
madam, makes the arrangement and sends the girl by a
transporter who is a man or woman to the place
arrangement.
The house appears to be a legitimate business
house such as services agencies, travel offices, coffee
shops, beauty parlors, and the like duly licensed and
registered as such with government office.
However, the telephone number is limited only to
qualified customers as recommended by their pimps who
conducts the background investigation on the ability of the
prospective customers to pay.
4. Massage Clinics – These houses are operated under
the licensed or permit issued by the government but acts
as a front for prostitutes where the act maybe done or as
per arrangement.
They operate with barbershops with the
manicurist or “attendants” and “massagists” who wile
servicing their customers may make contact or the
prostitutes or themselves.

These prostitutes
are sometimes the
new comers in the
business who do
not earn much as
attendants or
massagists.
 Police Difficulties in Securing
Information on Prostitution:
• Patrons houses of prostitutions avoid
any open contact with the police.

• Usually letters and complaints

received by the police are unsigned
and the callers are unidentified or
anonymous.
WHAT ARE THE
DIFFERENT
GAMBLING GAME/
SCHEME?
 C. GAMBLING
• A gambling addiction is a
progressive addiction that can
have negative psychological,
physical, and social repercussions.
It is classifies as an
impulsive-control disorder.

• People who lived with this addiction may experience

depression, migraine, distress, intestinal disorders, and other
anxiety-related problems. The consequences of gambling can
lead to feelings of despondency and helplessness.

• In some cases, this can lead to attempts of suicide.

• Gambling – it is a game or scheme, the result of which
depends wholly or chiefly upon chance or hazard.
• Chance or Hazard – it is uncertainty of the result of the
game or when the outcome of the game is incapable of
calculation by human reason, foresight, sagacity, or design.
• Lottery – it is a scheme for the distribution of prizes by
chance among person who have paid or agreed to a pay a
valuable consideration for the chance to obtain a prize.
• Maintainer – is the person who sets up and furnishes the
means with which to carry on the gambling scheme.
• Conductor – is the person who manages or carries the
gambling game.
• Banker – is the person who keeps the money from which
the winner is to be paid.
• Totalizer – is the machine for registering and indicating the
number and nature of bets made on horse races.

• Wager – is the bet or consideration placed on gambling

games.

• Prize – is the inequal amount due to the winner.

• Topada – the illegal cockfighting conducted on a day or at

a cockpit not permitted by law.

• Gullible Person – person who easily deceived especially in

crooked gambling.
CLASSIFICATION OF GAMBLING GAMES
1. Those who are absolutely or per se prohibited
Examples:
Art. 195 RPC – Monte, jueteng, other form of lottery, policy,
banking or percentage game and dog races.

2. Those which are regulated by law

- These games are regulated in the sense that the law
allows the same to be played except on certain specified
day.
Examples:
1. Cockfighting under Art. 199 RPC
2. Horse Racing under Art. 198 RPC
3. Mahjong, Domino, Cuajo, Entre cuatro under Section 828
Revised Ordinances of the City of Manila
Requisites/ Elements of the Crime of Gambling:
• That the money or other consideration of value is at stake.
• Consideration
• Chance
• Prize or the inequal amount due to the winner.

Laws Relevant to Gambling:

1. PD 1602 – Prescribing Stiffer Penalties on Illegal Gambling
2. PD 510 – Law on Slot Machines
3. PD 449 – Illegal Cockfighting
4. PD 483 – Game fixing in sport contest
5. PD 1306 – Jai Alai Bookies
6. RA 3063 – Horse Racing Bookie
7. Art. 195-199, RPC – Forms of Gambling and Betting
8. LOI No 816 – Exclusion of certain prohibited games under PD 1602
9. Rule III, Sec 21, PNP Rules and Regulations (PD 765)
Gambling – No member of the PNP shall engage in any form
of Gambling prohibited by law.
CUAJO JAI ALAI BETTING

MAHJONG
JUETENG
 SLOT MACHINE

TOPADA
HORSE RACING
Who regulates
gambling in the
Philippines?
Philippine Amusement and
Gaming Corporation
- is a 100 percent government-
owned and controlled
corporation under the Office of
the President of the Republic
of the Philippines.
Pursuant to Presidential Decree No. 1869 as
amended by Republic Act No. 9487, PAGCOR
operates, grants authority to operate and
regulates gaming establishments in the
Philippines.
WHAT ARE
THE WAYS TO
BREAK THESE
ADDICTIONS?
VICE CONTROL
- The process of preventing,
managing, and regulating the use
of drugs, alcohol, and other vices.
WHAT ARE THE PROBLEMS BEHIND VICE
CONTROL?
1. Clandestine nature of the commission of the acts.

2. Lack of cooperation from players, customers, and

victims of vices.

3. Enjoyment of goodwill by vice operators

4. Public apathy and indifference

5. Unwilling government officials to work against vice

existence
Thank you.
 VICE AND
DRUG
EDUCATION
AND
CONTROL
 DRUG
TERMINOLOGIES
• Administer – the act of introducing any dangerous drug
into the body of any person.

• Board – refers to the Dangerous Drug Board created

under Republic Act No. 6425.

• Chemical – it is a substance taken into the body that

alters the way and mind and body works.

• Chemical Abuse – it is an instance when the use of

chemical has produced negative or harmful
consequences.

• Cultivate – it means the act knowingly planting, growing

raising or permitting the planting, growing raising of any
plant which is the source of prohibited drugs.
• Drug – traditionally, drugs are synthetic chemicals used as
medicine or in making medicines which affects the body and
mind and have potential for abuse.
Drugs in its criminological meaning, refers to substances
other than food and water that is intended to be taken or
administered for the purpose of altering, sustaining or
controlling recipient’s physical, mental of emotional state.

• Drug Abuse – It is the illegal, wrongful or improper use of any

drug.

• Drug Addiction – this refers to the state of periodic or chronic

intoxication produced by any repeated consumption of drugs.
• Drug Dependence – this term refers to the state of psychic or
physical dependence or both on dangerous drugs following the
administration, continuous, repeated administration of a drug.

• Drug Experimenter – one who illegally, wrongfully or improperly

uses any narcotic substances for reasons of curiosity, peer
pressure or other similar reasons.

• Drug Syndicate – it is a network of illegal drug operations

operated and manned carefully by groups of criminals who
knowingly traffic through nefarious trade for personal or group
profit.

• Manufacture – the production, preparation, compounding or

processing of dangerous drugs either directly or indirectly or by
extraction from substances of natural origin or by chemical
synthesis.
• Physical Dependence – an adaptive state caused by repeated
drug use that reveals itself by development of intense physical
symptom 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 needs of an individual.
• Pusher – any person who sell, administer, deliver or give away to
another, distribute, transport any dangerous drugs.

• Rehabilitation – it is a dynamic process directed towards the

changes of the health of the person to prepare him from his fullest
life potentials and capabilities and making him law abiding and
productive member of the community without abusing drugs.

• Tolerance – it is the tendency to increase dosage of drugs to

maintain the same effect in the body.

• Treatment – a medical service rendered to a client for the effective

management of his total condition related to drug abuse. It deals
with the physiological and psychological compilation arising from
drug abuse.

• Use – The act of injecting, consuming any dangerous drugs. The

means of introducing the dangerous drug into physiological system
of the body.
 Two Forms of Drugs
1. Natural Drugs
– includes natural plant
leaves, flowering tops,
resin, hashish, opium and
marijuana.

2. Synthetic/Artificial Drugs
– produced by clandestine
laboratories which include those
drugs that are controlled by law.
 Drug Category
1. Prescriptive Drugs – these are drugs requiring written
authorization from a doctor to allow a purchase. They are
prescribed according to the individual’s age, weight and height and
should not be taken by anyone else.

2. Over-the-Counter (OTC) Drugs – These are no-prescription

medicines which may be purchased from any pharmacy or
drugstore without written authorization from a doctor. They are
used to treat minor and short-term illness and any persistent
condition should be immediately referred to a physician.
 Some Medical Uses of Drugs
• Analgesic – Drugs that relieve pain.
• Antibiotic – Drugs that combat or control infectious organisms.
• Antipyretics – Those that can lower the body temperature or fever
due to infection.
• Antihistamine – Those that combat allergic reactions.
• Contraceptives – Drugs that prevent the meeting of the egg cell
and sperm cell or prevent the ovary from releasing egg cells.
• Decongestants – Those that relieve congestion of nasal passages.
• Expectorants – Those that can ease the expulsion of mucus and
phlegm from the lungs and throat.
• Laxatives – those that stimulate defecation and encourage bowel
movement.
• Sedatives and tranquilizers – are those that can calm and quiet the
nerves and relieve anxiety without causing depression and clouding
of the mind.
 VICE AND
DRUG
EDUCATION
AND
CONTROL
 DOSE
A dose is a measured quantity of a
medicine, nutrient, or pathogen which is
delivered as a unit.
The greater the quantity delivered, the
larger the dose.

Doses are most commonly measured for

compounds in medicine. The term is usually
applied to the quantity of a drug or other agent
administered for therapeutic purposes.
 DRUG DOSAGE
• Minimal Dose – the amount of drug needed to treat
or heal, that is, the smallest amount of drug
that will produce a therapeutic effect.
• Maximal Dose – the largest amount of a drug that
will produce a desired therapeutic effect without
any accompanying symptoms of toxicity.
• Toxic Dose – the amount of drug that will produces
untoward effects or symptoms of poisoning.
• Abusive Dose – the amount needed to produce the
side effects and action desired by an individual
who improperly uses it.
• Lethal Dose – the amount of drug that will cause
death.
 DRUG ADMINISTRATION
• Oral – this is the safest, most convenient and
economical route whenever possible.
• Injection – this form of drug administration
offers faster response than the oral method. It
makes use of a needle or other device to
deliver the drugs directly into the body tissue
and blood circulation.
• Inhalation – this route makes use of
gaseous and volatile drugs, which are inhaled
and absorbed rapidly through the mucous of
the respiratory tract.

• Topical – this refers to the application of

drugs directly to the body site such as the skin
and the mucous membrane.

• Iontophoresis – the introduction of drugs

into the deeper layer of the skin by the use of
special type of electric current for local effect.
 CONCEPT OF DRUG ABUSE
What is Toxicology?
- The branch of science that deals with toxins,
poisons, their effect and treatment.
- Toxicology uses the power of science to predict what,
and how chemicals may cause harm and then
shares that information to protect the public health.
- Toxicology is commonly known as the science of
poisons, their effects and antidote.
In connection, drugs may cause dangerous effects
because of any of the following:

a) Overdose – when too much of a drug is taken

into the physiological system of the human body,
there may be an over extension of its effects.

b) Allergy – some drugs cause the release of

histamine giving rise to allergic symptoms such as
dermatitis, swelling, fall in blood pressure,
suffocation to death.
c) Idiosyncrasy – it refers to the individual reaction
to drug, food, etc. for unexplained reason.

d) Poisonous Property – drugs are chemicals and

some of them have the property of being
protoplasmic poisons.

e) Side effects – The effect in the other organs may

constitute a side effect, which are most of the time
unwanted.
How addiction is acquired?

The drug habit is acquired in three ways:

1) Association
2) Experimentation
3) Inexperienced Doctors
It may also acquire due to:

1) Habituation – closely related to euphoric effect

and the relief of pain or emotional discomfort.

2) Toleration – the necessity to increase the dose to

obtain and effect equivalent to the original dose.

3) Dependence – the altered physiological state

brought about by the repeated administration of
the drug, which necessitates the continued use of
the drug to avoid withdrawal syndrome.
GROUP CLASSIFICATION OF DRUG
ABUSER
1. Situational User - those who use drugs to keep
them awake or for additional energy to perform an
important work.
2. Spree Users - school age user who take drugs for
"kicks", adventure, daring experience or a means of
fun.
3. Hard Core Addicts - those whose activities
revolves almost entirely around drug use and
securing supplies.
4. Hippies - Those who are addicted to drugs
believing that drug is an integral part of life.
 General
History of
Drug Abuse
The Book of Judges of the Old Testament
revealed that the mighty Samson was put by
Delilah by means of drug-laced wine before
cutting his hair, the source of his strength, and
subsequently gouged his eyes before feasting.

Philistines already “high spirited” with narcotics

mixed with intoxicants. There are also allusions
of drug abuse in the old cities of Sodom and
Gomorrah, which might have led to the
widespread of adultery bestiality and incest.
Ancient Greek and Roman literature
likewise are replete with stories
alluding drug abuse as in the
lamentable and tragic romance Mark
Anthony and Cleopatra.

Cleopatra, in desperation over her

desprized love drank a narcotic
laded wine before allowing herself to
be bitten to death by a poisonous
asp from the River of Nile.
Even ancient times were believed to be accomplished
by Narcotics.
a) CANNABIS
Marijuana (Cannabis Sativa) is the world’s oldest
cultivated plant started by the Incas of Peru.

• It was known as a “sacred tree” in the belief of the

Assyrians being used during religious rituals – some
9,000 years BC.

• The word “hashis” (resin of the Marijuana plant) was

derived from the name “Hasan” or “Hashasin”

• The Muslim cult leader who fed his disciples for their
successful activities in assassinations.
b) OPIUM
Opium poppy plant (Papaver Somniferum) goes
back about 7,000 years BC cultivated and prepared
by Sumerians.

• Even the ancient Greek physician Hippocrates, the

Father of Medicine, prescribed the juice of the white
poppy plant as early as 5,000 BC as cure.

• The plant was first harvested in Mesopotamia and

its use spread through out the neighboring
Mediterranean areas, then to Asia. From
there, it was introduced to Persia, India and China by
the Arab caravans.
c) MORPHINE
1806 – German Pharmacist Friedrich W. Serturner
discovered morphine, the first derivative of opium.

He called this new drug “Morphium” and later

changed to Morphine after the Greek god of Dream,
Morpheus.

Morphine addictive properties came to prominence

during the American Civil War vast number numbers
of American soldiers became addicted to the drug –
so much that morphine addiction became known as
“soldiers’ disease”

• Merck Pharmaceutical
d) HEROIN
1896 – Heroin (Diacetylmorphine/Diamorphine),
synthesized from the drug morphine, was discovered
by a British Chemist in the name of Alder Wright. It
was called “miracle drug”. Heroin is said to be the
most addictive of all drug.
• AG Bayer Pharmaceutical Company

e) CODEINE
The third derivative of opium was discovered in France
while in the process of discovering other drugs that
could cure opium, morphine and heroin addiction, but
it also ended in the same tragic result. Today, it is
widely used as an ingredient in most cough syrup.
History of Drug
Abuse and
Addiction in the
Philippines
1. Pre-Spanish Period

The intoxicants and stimulants used by the

early Filipinos were fermented alcoholic
beverages “tuba” and the masticatory
preparations known as “nga-nga” in
vernacular. Narcotics, including marijuana,
were not in the list of vices in the country
at that time. The opium poppy plant and
coca bush were absent
in the Philippine vegetation prior to 1521.
2) Spanish Era

Drug control laws prohibited the use of opium by

the native Filipinos and other except the Chinese.
Chinese residents in the Philippines particularly in
Manila and of the more distant Chinese pariahs
(ghettos) started smoking opium in 1780.

In 1844, the Spanish colonial government laid down

an opium monopoly, which entitled the importation
by the Spanish government and its sale to Chinese
users.
3) American Period

During the civil government in 1901, a

synthetic survey was conducted and it was
found out that there were 190 points were the
Chinese opium smokers. It was observed that
the habit had not yet gained foothold among
Filipinos. In 1906, a partial legislation allowed
Chinese addicts to obtain a license to
use opium in their homes for a fee of P5.00
 In 1908, the total ban of opium took effect. The
campaign continued until the Japanese occupation in 1946,
at which point all supplies of opium were cut from the
country and during that period the number of opium
addicts was probably the lowest in Asia.

In 1953, Republic Act No. 953 was enacted which

provided for the registration or collection and the
imposition of fixed and special taxes upon all persons who
produce, import, manufacture, deal-in, dispense, sell,
distribute or give away opium, marijuana, opium poppies or
coca leaves or any synthetic drugs which may declared as
habit forming. The law also declared as a matter of National
policy, the prohibition of the cultivation of marijuana and
opium poppy.
4) Marcos Regime
President Ferdinand Marcos signed into law
Republic Act No. 6425 known as the “Dangerous
Drugs Act of 1972” on March 30, 1972. This law which
was amended by Presidential Decree No. 44 dated
November 9, 1972 which placed under control not only
narcotics but also psychotropic substances.
On November 14, 1972, the Dangerous Drug
Board (DDB) was organized to provide leadership,
direction and coordination in the effective
implementation of R.A 6425. By early 1974, addiction
to opiates and barbiturates had almost disappeared
among native population.
Thank you.
 VICE AND
DRUG
EDUCATION
AND
CONTROL
General Drug Classification
According to Effects:
• Depressants – are group of dangerous drugs that
has the effect of depressing the Central Nervous
System.
• Stimulants – are group of drugs having the effect
of stimulating the Central Nervous System.
• Hallucinogens – refers to the group of drugs that
are considered to be mind altering drugs and give
the general effect of mood distortion.
Types of Depressants and Effects
Depressants (Downers)
These are drugs which suppress vital body
functions especially those of the brain or the central
nervous system resulting impairment of judgment,
hearing, speech and muscular coordination. They dull
the mind, slows down the body reaction to such an
extent that accidental deaths and/or suicide usually
happen. These drugs, when taken in, generally decrease
both the mental and physical activities of the body. They
cause sedation or sleep and suppress cough.
Examples of Depressants:
a) Narcotics – drugs, which relieve pain
and produce profound sleep or stupor
when introduced to the body. Medically
they are potent pain killers, cough
depressants and as an active component
of anti diarrhea preparations. Opium and
its derivative like morphine, codeine and
heroin, as well as the synthetic opiates,
Demerol and methadone are classified as
narcotics.
b) Opium – derived from a poppy
plant (Papaver Somniferum) popularly
known as “gum”, “gamot”,
“kalamay” or “panocha”. A plant that
can grow from 3 to 6 ft in height
originally from Mesopotamia. Its
active ingredient is the “merconic acid”
– the analgesic property.
c) Morphine – Effective as painkiller six times potent
than opium, with a high dependence – producing
potential. Morphine exerts action characterized by
analgesia, drowsiness, mood changes and mental
clouding.
d) Heroin – is three to five times more powerful than
morphine from which it is derived and the most addicting
opium derivative. With continued use, addiction occurs
within 14 days. It may be sniffed or swallowed but is
usually injected in veins.
e) Codeine – a derivative of morphine, commonly
available in cough preparations. These cough medicines
have been widely abused by the youth whenever hard
narcotics are difficult to obtain. Withdrawal symptoms
are less severe than other drugs.
f) Paregoric – a tincture of opium in combination with
camphor. Commonly used as a household remedy for
diarrhea and abdominal pain.
g) Demerol and Methadone – common synthetic
drugs with morphine like effect. Demerol is widely
used as painkiller in childbirth while methadone is a
drug of choice in the withdrawal treatment of heroin
dependents since it relieves the physical craving for
heroin.
h) Barbiturates – are drugs used for inducing sleep
in person plagued with anxiety, mental stress and
insomnia. They are also of value in the treatment of
epilepsy and hypertension. They are available in
capsules, pills or tablets and taken orally or injected.
i) Seconal – commonly used among hospitality
girls. Sudden withdrawal from these drugs is even
more dangerous than opiate withdrawal. The
dependent develops generalized convulsion and
delirium which are frequently associated with heart
and respiration failure.

j) 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.
k) Volatile Solvents – gaseous substances popularly
known to abusers as “gas” or “teardrops”.
Examples are plastic glues, hair spray, finger nail
polish, lighter fluids, rugby, paint, thinner, acetone,
turpentine gasoline, kerosene, varnishes and other
aerosol products. They are inhaled by the use of
plastic bags, handkerchief or rags soaked in these
materials.

l) Alcohol – the king of all drugs with potential for

abuse. In the field of medicine, it is “valuable” as
disinfectant, as external remedy for producing high
fever among children and as preservative and
solvent for pharmaceutical preparations like spirits
and tincture.
Types of Stimulants and effects
Stimulants (Uppers)

It produce effects opposite to that depressants.

Instead of bringing about relaxation and sleep they
produce increased mental alertness, wakefulness,
reduce hunger and provide the feeling of well-being.
Their medical users include narcolepsy – a condition
characterized by an overwhelming desire to sleep.
Abrupt withdrawal of the drug from the heavy abuser
can result in a deep and suicidal depression.
Examples of Stimulants
a) Amphetamines – used medically for weight
reducing obesity, relief of mind depression and
treatment.

b) Cocaine – the drug taken from the coca bush

plant (Erythroxylum Coca) grows in South America. It
is usually in the form of powder that can be taken
orally, injected or sniffed as to achieve “euphoria”
– the intense feeling of highness.

c) Caffeine – it is present in coffee, tea, chocolate,

cola drinks and some wake-up pills. Unlike many
other psychoactive substances, it is legal and
regulated in nearly all parts of the world.
d) Shabu / “poor man’s cocaine” – chemically
known as methamphetamine hydrochloride. It is a
central nervous system’s stimulant and sometimes
called “upper” or “speed”. It is white/colorless
crystal with bitter numbing taste. It can be taken
orally, inhaled (snorted), sniffed (chasing the
dragon) or injected.

e) 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.
Types of Hallucinogens and effects
Hallucinogens (Psychedelics)

The group of drugs that consist of a variety

of mind-altering drugs which distorts reality
thinking and perceptions of mind, sound, space
and sensation. The user experiences
hallucination (false perception) which tie can be
strange. His “trips” maybe exhilarating of
terrifying good or bad. They may dislocate one’s
consciousness and change mood, thinking and
concept of self.
Examples of Hallucinogens/Psychedelics
a) Marijuana – it is the most commonly abused
hallucinogen in the Philippines.

The effects of marijuana include a feeling/delusion of

grandeur. The active ingredient or alkaloid of the
plant is called cannabis or the
Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) – the one that
produces the physiological effect. The concentrated
alkaloid is 5 to 20 times stronger than the plain
marijuana plant.
b) Lysergic Acid Diethylamide (LSD) – this drug is the most
powerful of the psychedelics obtain from ergot, a fungus that grows
on rye. LSD is 1000 times more powerful than marijuana supply.

LSD causes perceptual changes so that the user sees colors,

shapes or object more intensely than the normal and may
hallucinate of the things that are not real. To the user, real objects
seem to change, building seem to be cracking open and walls
pulsating. He experiences frequent bizarre hallucinations, loss
spatial perception, personality diffusion and changes in values.
Usually users perceive distortion of time, colors, sounds and depth.
They experience “scent”, music and sounds in
“colors”.
c) Peyote – peyote is derived from the surface part of a
small gray brown cactus. Peyote emits nauseating odor and
its users’ duffers from nausea. This drug causes no physical
dependence and therefore, no withdrawal symptoms,
although in some cases psychological dependence has been
noted.
d) Mescaline – it is the alkaloid hallucinogen extracted from
the peyote cactus and can also be synthesized in the
laboratory.
It produces less nausea than peyote and shows effect
resembling those of LSD although milder in nature. One or
two hours after the drug is taken in a liquid or powder form,
delusions begin. Optical hallucinations follow one upon
another in rapid succession.
These are accompanied
by imperfect coordination
and perceptions with
sensation of impede
motion and marked
sense that time is still
standing. Mescaline
does not cause physical
dependence.
e) STP – stands for “SERENITY, TRANQUILITY and PEACE”.
Chemically known as Dimethoxy Methylamphetamine, it is a
chemical derivative of mescaline claimed to produce more violent
and longer effects than mescaline dose. Its effects are similar to
the nerve gas used in chemical warfare. It is less potent than
LSD although its effects are similar to those of psychedelics.

f) Psilocybin – this hallucinogenic alkaloid from small Mexican

mushroom is used by Mexican Indians today. These mushrooms
induced nausea, muscular relaxation, mood changes with vision
of bright color and shapes and other hallucinations. These effects
may last for four to five hours and later may be followed by
depression, laziness and complete loss of time and space.
Thank you.
 VICE AND
DRUG
EDUCATION
AND
CONTROL
DRUG ABUSE
AND
ADDICTION
According to Effects

1. Depressants – are group of drugs that

has the effect of depressing the CNS.
2. Stimulants – are group of drugs having
the effect of stimulating the CNS.
3. Hallucinogens – refers to the group of
drugs that are considered to be mind
altering drugs and
give the general effect of mood distortion.
Legal Categories (In accordance to RA
6425)

1. Prohibited Drugs

a. Narcotics – refers to the group of the drug

opium and its derivatives, Morphine, Heroin,
Codeine, etc. including synthetic opiates.
b. Stimulants – refers to the group of the drug
Cocaine, Alpha and Beta Eucaine, etc.
c. Hallucinogens – refers to the group of drugs
like Marijuana, LSD, mescaline, etc.
2. Regulated Drugs

a. Barbiturates – refers to the group of

depressant drug known as “Veronal” like
Luminal, Amytal, Nembutal, Surital, Butisol,
Penthontal, Seconal, etc.
b. Hypnotics – are group of drugs such as
Mandrax, Quaalude, Fadomir and others.
c. Amphetamines – are group of stimulant
drugs like Benzedrine, Dexedrine,
Preludin, etc.
3. Volatile Substance (PD 1619)
The group of liquids, solid or mixed
substances having the property of
releasing toxic vapors or fames which
when sniffed, smelled, inhaled or
introduced into the physiological system of
the body produces or induces a condition
of intoxication, excitement or dulling of the
brain or nervous system.
Examples of these drugs are glue, gasoline,
kerosene, ether, paint, thinner, lacquer, etc.
Drug Abuse and
Drug Addiction
When are Drugs
Harmful?
Any drugs are harmful
when it is taken in:
Excess
Dangerous
Combination
By hypertensive person
Characteristic of Drug Addiction
1. Uncontrollable Craving – the addicts feels a
compulsive craving to take drug repeatedly and
tries to procure the same by any means.
2. Tolerance – it is the tendency to increase the dose
of the drug to produce the same effect as to that of
the original effect.
3. Addiction – the addict is powerless to quit drug use.
4. Physical Dependence – the addict’s physiological
functioning is altered. The body becomes sick,
inactive and incapable of carrying out useful activity
in the absence of the drug.
5. Psychological Dependence – emotional and
mental discomfort exist to the individual. The drug
addict feels he can not do without the drug,
consequently if he does not take the drug his mental
processes are affected.
6. Withdrawal Syndrome – the addict becomes
nervous and restless when he does not get the
drug. After about 12 hours, he starts sweating. His
nose and eyes become watery and continue doing so
increasingly for another twelve hours. It is followed by
vomiting, diarrhea, loss of appetite and sleep.
Respiration, blood pressure and body temperature
also rises. This will continue up to three days. After
which, the trouble starts subsiding and most of it is
gone in about a week’s time.
PRIMARY CAUSES OF DRUG ABUSE
Any of the seven deadly sins could be the
primary cause why people tend to abuse drugs
despite knowledge of the dangerous effects of
drugs.
1. Pride – excessive feeling of self-worth or
self-esteem, sense of self-importance.
2. Anger – unexpressed, deep-seated anger
against himself, his family, his friends or the
society in general.
3. Lust – burning sexual desire can distort the
human mind to drug abuse.
4. Gluttony – “food trip” in the lingo of junkies.
5. Greed – wealth, fame, recognition as
exemplified by people under pressure in
their work of art, such as musicians,
actors, athletes who indulge in drug abuse.
6. Envy – to get attention from someone
as a sign of protest envy is a major cause
of drug abuse.
7. Laziness – “I can’t syndrome”,
incapacity to achieve – the breeding
ground of drug abuse. Boredom coupled
with poor self-image
OTHER CAUSED of DRUG ABUSE
1. Unemployment
2. Financial Burdens
3. Socio-Civilization Culture
4. Curiosity/Experimentation
5. Peer Pressure
6. Addiction
7. Sexual Involvement
8. Failure in Exam
9. Break-Up Relationship
10. Depression
11. Illegal Relationship
Physical Symptoms/Signs
Changes in appetite
Sudden weight gain or loss.
Lack of Personal Hygiene and Grooming
Constricted pupil and dilated pupil.
Bloodshot Eyes.
Lack of coordination and clumsiness
Slurred speech
Trembling
Presence of Drug Paraphernalia
a) Injection - rubber cord, syringes, spoons, cotton
balls, lighter
b) Smoking – glass/metal pipes, lighters, straws, tin foil
c) Inhaling – Razor blades, rolled up dollar bills, small
mirror
Behavioral Signs/Symptoms
Increased absence from work and
social routine
Isolation and secretive behavior
Changes in sleep pattern
Unusual or increased irritability
Financial problem or an unexplained
need of money
Sever mood swing
Any unexplained changes in behavior
General Effects of Drug Abuse
1. Physical Effects
a. Malnutrition
b. Skin Infections and skin rashes
2. Psychological Effects
3. Social Effects
4. Mental Effects
5. Economic Effects
a. Inability to hold stable job
b. Dependence on family resources
c. Accidents in industry
•Republic Act No. 6425 – The Dangerous Drugs Act of 1972
has been amended by Republic Act No. 9165, the
Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002.

*Signed into law on March 30, 1972.

*RA 6425 was amended by PD No. 44 dated November 9, 1972
*Created the Dangerous Drug Board with nine (9) member to
provide leadership, direction and coordination in the effective
implementation of RA 6425.

*Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 1972 (RA 9165)

*Signed into law on July 7, 2002 and took effect July 23, 2002.
*Retained the Dangerous Drugs Board with seventeen (17)
members.
*Created the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA)
headed by a Director General with the rank of Undersecretary.
Definition of Terms
Board – Refers to the Dangerous Drugs Board
Centers. – Any of the treatment and rehabilitation centers
for drug dependents.
Clandestine Laboratory – Any facility used for the illegal
manufacture of any dangerous drug and/or controlled
precursor and essential chemical.
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 drugs, 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.
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.
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.
Dispense – Any act of giving away, selling or distributing
medicine and/or dangerous drugs with or without the use
of prescription.
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 dangerous drugs and/or controlled
precursor and essential chemical is administered,
delivered, distributed, sold or used, with or without
compensation in connection with the operation thereof.
Financier – Any person who pays for, raises or supplies
money for, or underwrites any of the illegal activities
prescribed under this Act.
Illegal Trafficking – The illegal cultivation, culture,
delivery, administration, dispensation, manufacture, sale,
trading, transportation, distribution, importation,
exportation and possession of dangerous drugs and
controlled precursors and essential chemicals.
Instrument – anything that is used in or intended to be
used in any manner in the commission of illegal drug
trafficking or related offenses.
Laboratory Equipment – The paraphernalia, apparatus,
materials or appliances when used, intended for use or
designed for use in the manufacture of 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.
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.

Protector/Coddler – Any person who knowingly and willfully

consents to the unlawful acts as 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.
Thank you.
 VICE AND
DRUG
EDUCATION
AND
CONTROL
 Participation of the
Family, Students, Teachers
and School Authorities in
the Enforcement of the
Comprehensive
Dangerous Drugs Act of
2002 (Article IV)
Involvement of the Family (Section 41)
basic social unit
primary responsible for education and awareness and close
monitoring of family members

Family Drug Abuse Prevention Program - community-based

program
Objectives:
raise awareness and educate families
equip the families with parenting and life skills
organize and mobilize families

Components:
Advocacy and Information Education on Drug Abuse
Capability Building of Parents and Youth on the Prevention of
Dangerous Drugs
Social Mobilization
Networking and Alliance Building
Student Councils & Campus Organizations (Sec. 42)
prevention and deterrence in the use of dangerous
drugs
referral for treatment and rehabilitation of students

Integration of drug abuse prevention and control in

the school curricula (Section 43)
Adverse effects of the abuse and misuse of dangerous
drugs
Preventive measures against drug abuse
Health, socio-cultural, psychological, legal and
economic dimensions and implications of the drug
problem
Steps to take when intervention on behalf of a drug
dependent is needed
Misconceptions about the use of dangerous drugs
Special Drug Education Centers
(Section 46)

out-of-school youth and street

children
one center in every province
drug prevention programs and
activities and information campaign
Board Regulation No. 1, series 0f
2003
Promotion of a National Drug-Free
Workplace Program (Sections 47, 48, 49)
it is a policy of the state to promote drug-free
workplaces
national drug abuse prevention program
o mandatory for companies with 10 or more
employees
Collective Bargaining Agreements
o joint continuing programs and information
campaigns
Guidelines
o DDB Board Regulation No. 8, Series of 2003
o DOLE D.O. 53-03
o DDB Board Regulation No. 2, Series of 2004
Components of a Drug-Free Workplace Policy
and Program
a) Advocacy, Education and Training
b) Drug Testing Program for Officers and
Employees
c) Treatment, Rehabilitation and Referral
d) Monitoring and Evaluation

Participation of Local Government Units (Article

VII)
LGUs are mandated (Section 51) to appropriate
substantial portion of their annual budgets to assist
in the enforcement of R.A. 9165, giving priority to:
o preventive and educational programs
o rehabilitation and treatment of drug dependents
Abatement of Drug Related Public Nuisances
Creation of Administrative Boards in cities
and municipalities (Section 52)
- hear complaints regarding drug related
nuisance
Declare a place to be a public nuisance
(Section 53)
- order prohibiting the conduct, operation or
maintenance of any business or activity on
the premises
DISPOSITION FLOWCHART
DANGEROUS DRUG BOARD (DDB)
The Board shall be composed of seventeen (17) members
wherein: three (3) of which are permanent members, the
other twelve (12) members shall be in an ex-officio
capacity and the two (2) shall be regular members.

Three (3) permanent members shall possess at least

seven-year training and experience in the field of
dangerous drugs and in any of the following fields, in law,
medicine, criminology, psychology or social work, shall be
appointed by the President of the Philippines.
The President of the Philippines shall designate a
Chairman, who shall have the rank of a secretary from
among the three (3) permanent members who shall serve
for six (6) years. Of the two (2) other members, who shall
both have the rank of undersecretary, one (1) shall serve
for four (4) years and the other for two (2) years.
Twelve (12) ex-officio members
1) Secretary of the Department of Justice or his/her representative;
2) Secretary of the Department of Health or his/her representative;
3) Secretary of the Department of National Defense or his/her
representative;
4) Secretary of the Department of Finance or his/her representative;
5) Secretary of the Department of Labor and Employment or his/her
representative;
6) Secretary of the Department of the Interior and Local Government or
his/her representative;
7) Secretary of the Department of Social Welfare and Development or
his/her representative
8) Secretary of the Department of Foreign Affairs or his/her
representative;
9) Secretary of the Department of Education or his/her representative;
10) Chairman of the Commission on Higher Education or his/her
representative;
11) Chairman of the National Youth Commission; and
12) Director General of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency.
Note:
Cabinet secretaries who are members of the Board
may designate their duly authorized and permanent
representatives whose ranks shall in no case be lower
than undersecretary.
Two (2) regular members
The president of the Integrated Bar of the Philippines
The chairman or president of a non-government
organization involved in dangerous drug campaign
to be appointed by the President of the Philippines.
Permanent Consultants of the Board
The Director of the NBI and the Chief of the PNP
shall be the permanent consultants of the Board,
and shall attend all the meetings of the Board.
Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA)

Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA),

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.

The PDEA shall be headed by a Director

General with the rank of Undersecretary, who
shall be responsible for the general
administration and management of the Agency.
-The Director General of the PDEA shall be
appointed by the President of the
Philippines and shall perform such other
duties that may be assigned to him/her.

-He/she must possess adequate

knowledge, training and experience in the
field of dangerous drugs, and in any of the
following fields: law enforcement, law,
medicine, criminology, psychology or social
work.
-The Director General of the PDEA shall
be assisted in the performance of his/her
duties and responsibilities by two (2)
deputies director general with the rank of
Assistant Secretary; one for Operations
and the other one for Administration.

-The two (2) deputy director general

shall possess the same qualifications as
those of the Director General of the
PDEA.
Thank you.
 VICE AND
DRUG
EDUCATION
AND
CONTROL
GLOBAL
DRUG
SCENE
Drug Trafficking
Drug abuse has become not only a national
issue or a problem of just a few countries but it
is a clear and present global danger.

First Important Drug Route

(1) Middle East - discovery, plantation,
cultivation, harvest
(2) Turkey - preparation for distribution
(3) Europe - manufacture, synthesis, refine
(4) United States – Marketing
It is noted that plants such as the
opium poppy, as sources of dangerous
drugs are cultivated and
harvested mostly in the areas of
Middle East while Europe became the
center for drug manufacture and
synthesis. United States became the
overall center for drug marketing.
Second Important Drug Route

On the other side of the globe is

the second major drug traffic route,
which is composed of the popular
Golden Triangle and the Golden
Crescent.
(1) Drugs that originates from the Golden
Triangle
Burma/Myanmar

Laos Thailand

In Southeast Asia – the “Golden Triangle”

approximately produced 60% of the opium in
the world, 90% of opium in the eastern part
of Asia. It is also the officially acknowledged
source of Southeast Asian Heroin.
(2) Drugs that originates from the Golden
Crescent
Afghanistan
Iran

Pakistan

In Southwest Asia – the “Golden Crescent” is

the major supplier of opium poppy, MJ and
Heroin products in the western part of Asia. It
produces at least 85% to 90% of all illicit heroin
channeled in the drug underworld market.
The World’s Drug Scene
Middle East – the Becka Valley of Lebanon is considered to be the biggest
producer of cannabis in the Middle East. Lebanon is also became the transit
country for cocaine from South America to European illicit drug markets.

Spain - is known as the major transshipment point for international drug

traffickers in Europe – and became “the paradise of drug users in Europe”.

South America – Columbia, Peru, Uruguay, and Panama are the principal
sources of all cocaine supply in the world due to the robust production of the
coca plants – source of the cocaine drug.

Mexico – is known in the world to be the number one producer of

marijuana (cannabis sativa)

Philippines – is second to Mexico as to the production of marijuana. It also

became the major transshipment point for the worldwide distribution of illegal
drugs particularly shabu and cocaine from Taiwan and South America. It is
also noted that Philippines today is known as the paradise of drug abusers
in Asia.
India – is the center of the world’s drug map, leading to rapid
addiction among its people.

Indonesia – Northern Sumatra has traditionally been the main

cannabis growing area in Indonesia. Bali, Indonesia is an
important transit point for drugs en route to Australia and New
Zealand.

China – is the transit route for heroin from the “Golden Triangle”
to Hong Kong. It is also the country where the “epedra” plant is
cultivated – source of the drug ephedrine – the principal chemical
for producing the drug shabu.

Hong Kong – is the world’s transshipment point of all forms of

heroin.

Japan – became the major consumer of cocaine and shabu from

the United States and Europe.
Drug Syndicates in the Philippines

Opium smoking is introduced into the country by the Chinese. Cocaine

is cultivated in the country in May 1984 in San Rafael, Ilo-ilo.

The Binondo-based Chinese syndicate has been identified as the

nucleus of the Triad Society, The Bamboo gang based in Taiwan and
the 14K based in Hong Kong. The Bamboo Gang is the influence of the
Green Gang of the Chinese Triad while the 14K is the newest among
the triads families established only in 1947.

The Filipino-Chinese drug syndicates are groups responsible in

smuggling shabu into the country.
Most drug couriers use Hong Kong and Taiwan as their embarkation
point for the Philippines.

The most common “modus operandi” by the syndicates – posing as

fishermen along Philippine seas, particularly, the northern provinces of
Luzon such as La Union, Ilocos, and Pangasinan where they drop their
loads of shabu to shoreline based members.
Thank you.
 VICE AND
DRUG
EDUCATION
AND
CONTROL
APPROACHES
TO THE DRUG
PROBLEM
Law Enforcement Approach
The creation of the Dangerous Drug Board
(DDB) which is the highest policy-making
and coordinating arm as well as the national
clearing house of all matters pertaining to
law enforcement and control of dangerous
drugs, treatment and rehabilitation of drug
dependents, drug prevention and
community information, research and
statistics on the drug problem, and the
training of personnel engaged in the
aforementioned activities.
National Campaign Strategies
1. Demand Reduction Strategy – this strategy
can be carried out through the following:
a. Prevention education and information
campaigns to prevent further demand of society
particularly the youth.
b. Treatment and rehabilitation of drug
dependents.
2. Supply Reduction Strategy – this strategy
can be carried out through the following:
a. Dangerous Drug Law enforcement
b. Judicial and Legislative measures
3. International Cooperation
Strategy – this strategy can be
carried out through the following:
a. international interdictions
b. coordination with the Interpol
c. linkages with the ASEAN
community
d. UN anti drug conventions
Operational Plans against the Drug Problem
1. Oplan Thunderbolt I – NARCOM’s operations to
create impact to the underworld.
2. Oplan Thunderbolt II – NARCOM’s operations to
neutralize suspected illegal drug laboratories.
3. Oplan Thunderbolt III – Operations for the
neutralization of big time drug pushers, drug dealers
and drug lords.
4. Oplan Iceberg – Special operations team in
selected drug prone areas in order to get rid of illegal
drug activities in the area.
5. Oplan hunter – NARCOM’s operations against
suspected military and police personnel who are
engaged in illegal drug activities.
6. Oplan Mercurio – Operations against drug stores,
which are violating existing regulations on the scale
of regulated drugs in coordination with the DDB/DOH
and BFAD.
7. Oplan Tornado – Operations in drug notorious
and high profile places.
8. Oplan Greengold – NARCOM’s nationwide MJ
eradication operations in coordination with the
local governments and NGO’s.
9. Oplan Sagip-Yagit – A civic program initiated by
NGO’s and local government offices to help
eradicate drug syndicates involving street children as
drug conduits.
10. Oplan Banat – the newest operational
plan against drug abuse focused in the
barangay level in cooperation with barangay
officials.
11. Oplan Athena – operation conducted to
neutralize the 14k, the Bamboo gang and
other local organized crimes groups involved
in illegal drug trafficking.
12. Oplan Cyclops – operation against
Chinese triad members involved in illegal
drug operations particularly
Methamphetamine Hydrochloride.
Assisting the Drug Pusher
1. Treatment – the medical service rendered to a client
for the effective management of physical
and mental conditions related to drug abuse.
Detoxification – is a medically supervised elimination
of drugs from the system of any addicted
person.
Rehabilitation – the dynamic process directed
towards the physical, emotional/psychological,
vocational, social and spiritual change to prepare
a person for the fullest life compatible with his
capabilities and potentialities, and render him
able to become a law abiding and productive
member of the community without abusing drugs.
Educational Approach
Drug Abuse Prevention Education (D.A.P.E) – is
concerned with bringing about changes in the people’s
knowledge, attitudes and practices towards drug
abuse.
There are several known strategies in drug abuse
prevention, which are the following:
1. Drug Education
2. Drug Information
3. Alternatives
4. Interventions
5. Peer and Cross-age Tutoring and Counseling
Effective Techniques and
Learning Activities
1. Values Formation or
Development
2. Role Playing
3. Decision Making and Problem
solving
4. Individual Contact
5. Small Group Approach
6. Community Approach
GENERAL DRUG TESTS
Thank you.