KIBLAWAN MUNICIPAL POLICE STATION

DRUG AWARENESS
AND ANTI-
ILLEGAL DRUG
SYMPOSUIM
Kiblawan MPS 0907 643 6448 kiblawanmps16@gmail.com
 Objectives
• Cause and effects of drug abuse
• Signs and symptoms of a drug abuser
• Government campaigns to prevent drug abuse
• Laws on how to stop drug addiction
 Drug abuse
• Also called substance abuse.
• Compulsive, excessive, and self-damaging use of habit
forming drugs or substances, leading to addiction or
dependence, serious psychological injury (such as damage
to kidneys, liver, heart) or psychological harm (such as
dysfunctional behaviour patterns, hallucinations, memory
loss), or death.
“ A state, psychic or also sometimes physical, resulting from
the interaction between a living organism and a drug, and
characterized y behavioural and other responses that always
include a compulsive desire or need to use the drug on a

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continues basis in order to experience its effects and/or
avoid the discomfort of its absence.

Drug Dependence
• Is the situation or condition that a person finds himself in which he uses
or abuses a drug to the point that the drug becomes the main focus of his
life. Taking a drug becomes a compulsion , a necessary habit.
 Physical
Dependence

• A change in the body chemistry when taken frequently in large

doses over a long period of time. The human body becomes used
to the presence of the drug.
 Psychological Dependence

• Some drugs don’t have a physical dependence.

• The abuser is taking drugs because he is convinced in his mind
that
he needs the drug and it is more mental or emotional need.
Phases of
Drug
Dependence
 Experimentation
phase

• A new user tries to use drug

once and often produces a
negative result which makes
the user not to try again.
 Occasional use

• The user only uses drugs

when he is with his friends
so he wont be out of place.
 Regular
use
• In this stage, the user is
actively seeks the drug of
abuse of hid choice.
• He always carves for
drugs.
• He uses drugs often
time.
• Obviously, can’t live without
using drug.
Signs &
Symptoms of a
drug abuser
Subtle & Not So-Subtle
Symptoms
 A drug abuser
is..
• Secretive
• Wants to be alone
• Change in dress and appearance
• Change in interests and activities
• Losing or gaining of weight
• Physically hurting people
• Rebellious or offensive behaviour
• Absent-minded
• Avoiding the issue of drug abuse when asked about it.
Sure-Fire
Indicators
 A drug abuser
is..
• Possession of illegal drugs in his room
• Needle marks on his arms
• Spending time with known drug users
• Defending teen use of drugs
• Suicide attempt
• Repeatedly having bloodshot eyes
• Puffy or droopy eyelids
 Primary Causes &
Factors to Drug Abuse
 Family
 To escape from strict parents.
 Parents lack of communication with children.
 Overprotective parents.
 Neglected children.
 Parents has no time for their children.
 Children prefer to be with their peer group for they feel nobody wants them.
 School
 Lack of basic education about illegal drugs.
 Teachers are not aware of personal conflicts of their student.
 Teachers are not sensitive to the needs of their students.
 Teachers are oftentimes concerned only with the academic achievements
of the child while their personality growth id neglected.
 Community
 Drugs are easily available in the
community.
 Increasing number of pushers.
 Media
 Oversensationalization of news stories on illegal drugs and
drug abuse by media.
 Biological Factors
 Some individuals health conditions are usually relieved with
the use of drugs.
 With the use of a certain drug. The body energizes and
works actively.
 Psychological Factors
 Low self-esteem and poor self-image.
 Need for acceptance or belonging.
 Feeling for more freedom and autonomy.
 Escape from reality
 Attention seeker
 Parental Negligence
 Over domineering parents.
 Lack of parental concern and closeness.
 Rejection of parents.
 Sometimes, abused by parents.
 Harsh physical punishment.
 Childhood stress or trauma.
Classification of
drugs
 Marijuana

• Pot
• Grass
• Weed
• Refer
• Dope
 Inhalants
• Nitrous Oxide – laughing gas,
Whippets
• Amyl Nitrite – Poppers,
Snappers
• Butyl Nitrite – Bolt, Locker
room, bullet
• Chlorohydrocarbon –
Kerosol spray
• Hydrocarbon -
solvents
 Stimulants

• Cocaine – cokes, flake,

white blow, nose candy
• Crack or cocaine – crack,
freebase rocks, rock
• Amphetamine – speed,
uppers, ups black pep pills,
co-pilot
• Methamphetamine – Crack
crystal math, Methedrine,
speed
 Depressants

• Barbiturates – downers,
barbs, blue drills
• Methaqualone – qualudes,
soppers
• Tranquilizers – valium,
librium, equanil
 Hallucinogens
• Phencyclidine – PCP, Angel
dust, loveboat
• Lysergic Acid
Diethylamide
– LSD, acid, green or red
dragon
• Mescaline and Peyote –
mesc, buttons, cactus
• Psilocybin – magic
mushroom, mushroom
 Narcotics
• Heroin – smoke, horse, brown
sugar, junk, mud, Big H
• Methadone – dolly, dolophine,
methadose, amidone
• Codeine – empirin compound with
codeine
• Meperidine – pethidine, demerol,
marpergan
• Opium – paregoric, dakers powder,
parapectolin
• Other narcotics – percocet,
parcodon, tussiunex, fentanyl
Effect of Drug
Abuse
 Effects to the user
• Medical and Physical Deterioration
• Personality Deterioration
• Mental Deterioration
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 Effects to the Family
• Intense feeling of humiliation and guilt are felt by family
members.
• Self-esteem in generally low among the members of the
family.
• The spirit of togetherness or unity is broken.
• Occurrence of domestic violence
• Loss of money or valuables
 Effects to Society
• Increase of heinous or anti crimes.
• Increase of immorality and loss of moral fibber of
the society.
• Downfall of social values of the country.
• Limited movement of people, specially at night.
 Effects to Law Enforcement
• Corruption if some law enforcement personnel.
• Ineffective application and implementation of narcotic law.
• Produces bad image and credibility to the police agency.
• Loss of trust, confidence and integrity among some police
personnel.
• Coddling of the drug dependent by the police personnel.
 Effects to Economy
• Sabotage to the economy.
• Draining of huge amount of money from our country.
• Aggravating the problem of poverty in a country.
• Economic growth is slow.
• Massive corruption of public and private officials.
 Effects to Judiciary
• Corruption of the court the one-sided criminal justice system
• Corruption of some judicial personnel.
• Maladministration in the dispensation of narcotic cases.
• Plea bargaining and delay of instituting justice regarding
drug abuse.
• Recidivism on drug abuse increases.
• Loss of trust, confidence and integrity of out judicial system
by the general public.
Weapons to Combat
Drug Menace
 Responsible parents
• Being a good parent can prevent a child from bad habits
like using drugs and many more. A parent must know
her limitations in using drugs. He should not let his child
see him using drugs otherwise, child will also do it.
“In the eye of a child, what parents do good or bad is
always good.”
Drug Abuse Awareness and Education

• Prevention programs provide a basis for teaching young

people to develop healthy behavioural patterns that
do not include drug taking.
• Drug abuse education should be fully integrated
into public and private, religious or secular, school
curricula, with emphasis on the destructive effects of
drug use.
 Mass
Media
• An integral part of any success effort aimed at reducing
the demand, supply, production and trafficking in illicit
drugs must include and intensive public information
campaign targeting people of all ages and backgrounds.
Television, radio, and print media, as well as
educational institutions and community groups, have
joined the
campaigns to promote a “drug-free” world.
 Treatment Programs
• Treatment programs like social counselling can help
individual user to live without dugs.
 RA 9165
{ Comprehensive
Dangerous Drugs Act
of 2002
IT IS THE POLICY OF THE
to safeguardSTATE:
the integrity of its territory
& the well-being of its citizenry,
particularly the youth, from the harmful
effects of dangerous drugs on their
physical & mental well-being,

to defend the same against acts or

omissions detrimental to their
development and preservation
 ARTICLE
IIACTS AND
UNLAWFUL
PENALTIES
 Section 4:
Importation of Dangerous
Drugs and/or Controlled
Precursors and Essential
Chemicals
 Section 4:
The PENALTY of Life Imprisonment To Death and
a FINE ranging from (P500,000.00) to
(P10,000,000.00) shall be imposed upon any
person, who, unless authorized by law, shall import
or bring into the Philippines any dangerous drug,
regardless of the quantity and purity involved,
including any and all species of opium poppy or
any part thereof or substances derived therefrom
even for floral, decorative and culinary purposes.
 Section 4:
The PENALTY of IMPRISONMENT
ranging from (12) YEARS and (1) DAY
to (20) YEARS and a FINE ranging from
(P100,000.00) to (P500,000.00) shall be
imposed upon any person, who, unless
authorized by law, shall import any
controlled precursor and essential
chemical.
 Section 4:
The MAXIMUM PENALTY provided for under this
Section shall be imposed upon any person, who, unless
authorized under this Act, shall import or bring into the
Philippines any dangerous drug and/or controlled
precursor and essential chemical THROUGH THE
USE OF A DIPLOMATIC PASSPORT, DIPLOMATIC
FACILITIES OR ANY OTHER MEANS INVOLVING
HIS/HER OFFICIAL STATUS INTENDED TO
FACILITATE THE UNLAWFUL ENTRY OF THE
SAME. In addition, the diplomatic passport shall be
confiscated and canceled.
 Section 4:
The MAXIMUM PENALTY provided
for under this Section shall be
imposed upon any person, who
organizes, manages or acts as a
"FINANCIER" of any of the illegal
activities prescribed in this Section.
 Section 4:

The PENALTY
Section ofand(12)
7. Employees YEARS
Visitors of a and (1)
DAY to (20) Den, YEARS of imprisonment and
Dive or Resort
Imprisonment: 12y 1d - 20y + Fine: P100k - P500k
a fine ranging from (P100,000.00) to
(P500,000.00)
(a) Any employee of ashall beor imposed
den, dive resort, who isupon
aware
of the nature of the place as such; and
any person, who acts as a
(b) Any person who, not being included in the
"PROTECTOR/CODDLER"
provisions of the next preceding, paragraph,of isany
aware of the nature of the place as such and shall
violator
knowinglyofvisitthe provisions under this
the same
Section.
 Section 5:
Sale, Trading, Administration,
Dispensation, Delivery, Distribution
and Transportation of Dangerous
Drugs and/or Controlled Precursors
and Essential Chemicals.
 Section 5:
The PENALTY of LIFE IMPRISONMENT to
DEATH and a FINE ranging from (P500,000.00)
to (P10,000,000.00) shall be imposed upon any
person, who, unless authorized by law, shall sell,
trade, administer, dispense, deliver, give away to
another, distribute dispatch in transit or transport
any dangerous drug, including any and all species
of opium poppy regardless of the quantity and
purity involved, or shall act as a broker in any of
such transactions.
 Section 5:
The PENALTY of IMPRISONMENT ranging from
(12) YEARS AND (1) DAY TO (20) YEARS and a
FINE ranging from (p100,000.00) to
(p500,000.00) shall be imposed upon any person,
who, unless authorized by law, shall sell, trade,
administer, dispense, deliver, give away to another,
distribute, dispatch in transit or transport any
controlled precursor and essential chemical, or
shall act as a BROKER in such transactions.
 Section 5:
If the sale, trading, administration,
dispensation, delivery, distribution or
transportation of any dangerous drug and/or
controlled precursor and essential chemical
transpires within (100) METERS FROM THE
SCHOOL, the MAXIMUM PENALTY shall
be imposed in every case.
 Section 5:
For DRUG PUSHERS who USE MINORS or
MENTALLY INCAPACITATED individuals
AS RUNNERS, COURIERS AND
MESSENGERS, or in any other capacity
directly connected to the dangerous drugs
and/or controlled precursors and essential
chemical trade, the MAXIMUM PENALTY
shall be imposed in every case.
 Section 5:
If the VICTIM of the offense is a MINOR OR
A MENTALLY INCAPACITATED
INDIVIDUAL, or should a dangerous drug
and/or a controlled precursor and essential
chemical involved in any offense herein
provided be the PROXIMATE CAUSE OF
DEATH OF A VICTIM thereof, the
MAXIMUM PENALTY provided for under
this Section shall be imposed.
 Section 5:
The MAXIMUM PENALTY provided for
under this Section shall be imposed
upon any person who ORGANIZES,
MANAGES OR ACTS AS A
"FINANCIER" of any of the illegal
activities prescribed in this Section.
 Section 5:
The PENALTY of (12) YEARS AND (1) DAY
TO TWENTY (20) YEARS of imprisonment
and a FINE ranging from (p100,000.00) to
(p500,000.00) shall be imposed upon any
person, who acts as a
"PROTECTOR/CODDLER" of any violator
of the provisions under this Section.
 Section 11: Possession
of Dangerous Drugs
The PENALTY of LIFE IMPRISONMENT TO
DEATH and a fine ranging from Five hundred
thousand pesos (p500,000.00) to Ten million
pesos (P10,000,000.00) shall be imposed
upon any person, who, unless authorized by
law, shall possess any dangerous drug in the
following quantities, regardless of the degree
of purity thereof:
 Section 11
1) 10 grams or more of opium;
2) 10 grams or more of morphine;
3) 10 grams or more of heroin;
4) 10 grams or more of cocaine or cocaine
hydrochloride;
5) 50 grams or more of methamphetamine
hydrochloride or "shabu";
6) 10 grams or more of marijuana resin or
marijuana resin oil;
7) 500 grams or more of marijuana; and
 Section 11
8) 10 grams or more of other dangerous
drugs such as, but not limited to:

 methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDA)
or "ecstasy“
 paramethoxyamphetamine (PMA),
 trimethoxyamphetamine (TMA),
 lysergic acid diethylamine (LSD),
 gamma hydroxyamphetamine (GHB)
 Section 11
and those similarly designed or newly
introduced drugs and their derivatives,
without having any therapeutic value
or if the quantity possessed is far
beyond therapeutic requirements, as
determined and promulgated by the
Board in accordance to Section 93,
Article XI of this Act.
 Section 15:
Use of Dangerous Drugs
A person APPREHENDED OR ARRESTED,
who is found to be positive for use of any
dangerous drug, after a confirmatory test,
shall be imposed a PENALTY of a
MINIMUM OF (6) MONTHS
REHABILITATION IN A GOVERNMENT
CENTER FOR THE FIRST OFFENSE,
subject to the provisions of Article VIII of
this Act. :
 Section 15:
Use of Dangerous Drugs
If APPREHENDED using any
dangerous drug for the SECOND TIME,
he/she shall suffer the PENALTY of
Imprisonment ranging from (6) YEARS
AND (1) DAY TO (12) YEARS and a
FINE ranging from (p50,000.00) to
(p200,000.00):
 Section 15:
Use of Dangerous Drugs
Provided, That this Section shall not be
applicable where the person tested is
also found to have in his/her possession
such quantity of any dangerous drug
provided for under Section 11 of this
Act, in which case the provisions stated
therein shall apply.