EFFECTS OF

DRUGS
 MOST ABUSED ILLEGAL DRUGS
in the PHILIPPINES
SHABU
“Methamphetamine Hydrochloride”
Other name: Shabu, Bato, Ubas, Basura, Item

What It Looks Like: crystals or crystalline powder,

different colored powders, capsules, resembles
“Tawas”

How it's Administered: Smoked, Taken Orally, or

Injected.
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 MOST ABUSED ILLEGAL DRUGS
in the PHILIPPINES
SHABU
CORROSIVE INGREDIENTS OF SHABU
 Ephedrine (cold tablets)
 Pseudoephedrine (cold tablets)
 Acetone
 Alcohol (Isopropyl or rubbing
alcohol)
 Toluene (brake cleaner)
 Ether (engine starter)
 Sulfuric Acid (drain cleaner)
 Red Phosphorus (matches/road
flares)
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 Iodine (teat dip or flakes/crystal)
 Lithium (batteries)
 Trichloroethane (gun scrubber)
 Chloroform (Cancer causing
solvent)
 Sodium Metal, Methanol/Alcohol
(gasoline additives)
 Muriatic Acid
 Sodium Hydroxide (lye)
 MOST ABUSED ILLEGAL DRUGS
in the PHILIPPINES
MARIJUANA
Other name: Damo, MJ, Tiongke, Weed, 420

What It Looks Like: Similar to dried parsley

(Kinchay) with stems and/or seeds, rolled into
cigarettes or cigars 

How it's Administered: Smoked or taken Orally 

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 MOST ABUSED ILLEGAL DRUGS
in the PHILIPPINES
ECSTASY
“Methylenedioxymethamphetamine”

Other Names: MDMA, Ecstasy

What It Looks Like: TABLETS

How it's Administered: Taken Orally,

Suppository (rarely)

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 HOW ARE DRUGS TAKEN?
SMOKING
The drug is inhaled, goes to the lungs and is
then rapidly absorbed into the bloodstream.

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 HOW ARE DRUGS TAKEN?
SNORTING
Snorted chemicals will enter the bloodstream
through the mucus membrane in the nose.

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 HOW ARE DRUGS TAKEN?
ORAL ROUTE
Swallowing the drugs allows the drugs to move
onto the stomach where they are absorbed by
the stomach lining and then enter the
bloodstream

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 HOW ARE DRUGS TAKEN?
INJECTION
Injecting or putting fluid into the body, usually
with a syringe and a hollow needle which is
pierced through the skin to a sufficient depth for
the drugs to be administered into the body

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 HOW ARE DRUGS TAKEN?
SUPPOSITORIES
Drugs is absorbed through the mucus membrane in the
rectum.

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 ILL- EFFECTS OF ILLEGAL DRUGS

-Pneumonia
STIMULANTS -Headache
-Dizziness
-Respiratory failure -Restlessness
-Other lung diseases -Insomnia
-Thirst (Smoking) -Formication:
-Coughing (Smoking) Sensations in the skin that feel like
-Hoarseness (Smoking) a crawling bugs that causes facial
and body sores
-Increased heart rate
-Increased body temperature
-Increased blood pressure
-Heart problem that may -Dilated pupils
lead to sudden death

-Loss of sense of smell (Inhalation)

Liver damage -Chronic nosebleeds (Inhalation)
-Problems with swallowing (Inhalation)
-Chronically runny nose (Inhalation)
Kidney damage

Severe dental problem

-Placental separation
-Premature birth
-Birth defect
-Fetal brain hemorrhage

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 ILL- EFFECTS OF ILLEGAL DRUGS
DEPRESSANTS
-Poor concentration
-Slurred speech
-Lack of coordination
-Dizziness
Heart problem -Slowed reflexes
-Muscle weakness
-Impaired judgment
-Mental confusion
Lung problem -Memory loss
-Emotional blunting
-Depression

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 ILL- EFFECTS OF ILLEGAL DRUGS
HALLUCINOGEN
-Confusion
-Disorientation
-Paranoia
-Agitation
-Depression
-Frightening hallucinations
-Panic
-Terror

Dangerous Behaviour:
-Impaired reasoning
-Loss of judgment
-Worsen symptoms of mental illness
-Psychosis
-Impairment of social and occupational
functions

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 ILL- EFFECTS OF ILLEGAL DRUGS
OPIOIDS
-Confusion
-Nausea and vomiting
-Dizziness
-Faintness
-Floating feeling
-Light-headedness
Heart problem
-Blurred or double vision
-Pinpoint pupils
-Agitation
-Headache
-Pulmonary complication -Memory loss
-Slowed breathing

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