DRUG AWARENESS

SEMINAR
POLICE COMMUNITY RELATIONS LECTURE
 DRUGS
substances than can
change the way your mind
and body work.
 DRUG ABUSE?
The use of any chemical substance, licit or illicit,
resulting to individuals physical, mental, or social
impairment.

Using without benefit or prescription, useful drugs

which have the ability to alter mood or behaviour.
PHARMACOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATIONS OF
DRUGS

STIMULANTS DEPRESSANTS HALLUCINOGENS

 STIMULANTS
UPPERS
Drugs that speed up a person
Drug excites the Central Nervous
System.
Increases alertness, alleviates
fatigue, reduce hunger and
provides feeling of well-being.
E.g. Nicotine, Cocaine, Shabu (Meth.
HCl)
STIMULANTS EXCITE THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM.

BACK
 DEPRESSANTS
DOWNERS or BARBS
Any drug that decreases
activity of any bodily function.
Reduce activity of the central
nervous system.
E.g. sedatives, sleeping pills,
tranquilizers
DEPRESSANTS REDUCE ACTIVITY THE CENTRAL NERVOUS
SYSTEM.

BACK
 HALLUCINOGENS
Psychedelics has psychological
effects (psychoactive)
Any natural or synthetic
psychoactive drugs that produce
marked distortion of senses and
changes in perception.
E.g. MJ, LSD, Ecstacy, shabu etc.
 WHY SHOULD WE AVOID DRUGS:

1. Illegal-Prohibited by law (RA 9165)

2. Health- Damages(alters) the brain
and body structure and functions
3. Psychosocial-Destroys ones
behaviour and causes one to commit
crime
4. Spiritual-against the will of God
 MIND-ALTERING DRUGS

act on the brain and nervous system

to change (alter) feelings and
behaviour of a person who uses it.
BACK
BRAIN
 WHY DO PEOPLE TAKE DRUGS?

To feel better - to lessen feelings of

distress
To do better - chemically enhance or
improve their cognitive or athletic
performance
Curiosity and "because others are
doing it."
 COMMONLY ABUSED MIND-ALTERING
DRUGS:
1.NICOTINE
2.ALCOHOL
3.MARIJUANA
4.COCAINE and SHABU
5.INHALANTS
 NICOTINE
Highly addictive
substance found in
cigarettes
WHAT DOES NICOTINE DO WITH
THE BODY?
increases heart rate
causes blood
vessels to narrow
makes the heart
work harder
 SMOKING CIGARETTE OR
TOBACCO
gives bad breath,
smelly hands, stained
teeth
Cancer, heart disease,
and death
 PASSIVE SMOKING

Second Hand smoking

Breathing in someone elses smoke can
be dangerous to your health.
Pollutes the air
 SMOKING
CIGARETTE/TOBACCO
CAUSES CANCER, HEART
DISEASE, AND DEATH
2. ALCOHOL (LIQUOR)
CAN CAUSE:
Drunkenness
Loss of balance (coordination)
Increase in violence (destructive
acts)
Inability to learn or remember
Changes in personality
Increase in accidents
Trouble with other people
3. MARIJUANA
 EFFECTS OF MARIJUANA

Poor memory
Short attention span
Inability to think
Changes sense of time
and space
EFFECT OF MARIJUANA USE TO
STUDENTS:
Students who use marijuana
may have difficulty
remembering what they
have learned, are slow, are
dull, have little ambition,
and may become
dependent with the drug.
 4. COCAINE
a.k.a ROCKS
Stimulant
Same effect with SHABU
 ADVERSE EFFECTS OF COCAINE

extremely heightened euphoria

Increased risk of stroke
BRAIN
insomnia Reduced attention
Aggravation of psychological disorders

hemoptysis difficulty of breathing

LUNGS

Chest pain respiratory failure

Severe depression death
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Thank You!
 DRUG ADDICTION
Drug addiction refers to the compulsive and repeated use of increasing
amounts of drugs with the appearance of withdrawal symptoms when drug use
ceases. While the specific causes of drug addiction are not known, genetic,
psychological and environmental factors are thought to play a significant role.
Rather than a single cause of drug addiction, it is likely multiple factors lead to
drug addiction in any given person.
Psychological Causes of Drug Addiction

While biological causes of drug addiction have been suggested, many people
still believe psychological factors comprise the bulk of what causes drug
addiction. Some of the psychological causes of drug addiction appear to stem
from trauma, often when the drug addict is young. Sexual or physical abuse,
neglect, or chaos in the home can all lead to psychological stress, which
people attempt to "self-medicate" (decrease the stress's pain through drug
use). This self-medication becomes a cause of drug addiction.1
When Does Drug Addiction Start?

What Drugs Cause Drug Addiction?

Drug addiction info indicates the following drugs and drug types are
commonly associated with drug addiction:

Alcohol - most widely abused drug with 20% of users becoming

dependent on it at some point
Opiates - substances derived from the opium poppy, the most common
drug addiction is that of heroin
Cocaine, crack - up to 10% of users go on to heavy drug use
Amphetamines - like crystal meth, use on the rise in rural communities
Prescription medication - such as morphine
Other chemicals - like tobacco, steroids and others
Other psychological causes of drug addiction include:

A mental illness such as depression

Inability to connect with others, lack of friends
Poor performance at work or school
Poor stress coping skills

Environmental Causes of Drug Addiction

A person's environment can be part of what causes drug addiction. Drug
addiction is more common in environments where drug abuse is seen or where
it's seen as permissible. Children who grow up in homes with drug addicts often
become drug addicts themselves.

Other environmental factors that can be causes of drug abuse include:

Participation in a sport where performance-enhancing drugs are encouraged

A peer group that uses or promotes drug use
People of lower socioeconomic status are at greater risk of drug addiction
Gender and ethnicity contribute to addiction of some drugs
Genetic Causes of Drug Addiction
Drug addiction tends to run in families, indicating genetics may have a role in
causing drug addiction

Addiction Symptoms: Signs of an Addict

Addictive Behaviors: One of the Symptoms of Addiction
Addictive behaviors include:1

Obsessing about the addiction. For example, always talking about it and
trying to get others to do it with them.
Seeking out and engaging in the addiction, over and over, even if it hurts
themselves or others
Not being able to control the addictive behaviors
Engaging in more of the addiction than desired
Denial of addictive behaviors and the existence of a problem
Hiding of the addiction behaviors
Failure when attempting to stop addiction; relapse
Addiction Symptoms and Signs
Drug addiction tends to run in families, indicating genetics may have a role in
causing drug addiction

Addiction symptoms and signs include:

Craving
Compulsivity
Fixation on addiction
Loss of control over addiction
Psychological or physiological withdrawal if not engaging in addiction
Feeling a need to engage in the addiction more and more
Low self-esteem
Feeling a loss of control
A history of abuse
Depression or another mental illness
Can drug addiction be treated?
 REPUBLIC ACT 9165
Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act
of 2002
 ARTICLE II
UNLAWFUL ACTS AND PENALTIES
 SECTION 5:
SALE, TRADING, ADMINISTRATION, DISPENSATION,
DELIVERY, DISTRIBUTION AND TRANSPORTATION OF
DANGEROUS DRUGS AND/OR CONTROLLED PRECURSORS
AND ESSENTIAL CHEMICALS.
Sell, Trade, Administer, Dispense, Deliver, Give Away To
Another, Distribute Dispatch In Transit or Transport.

Penalty: Life imprisonment to death + fine P500,000.00 to

P10,000,000.00) (No Bail)
Maximum Penalty:
transpires within 100 METERS FROM THE SCHOOL.
USE OF MINORS OR MENTALLY INCAPACITATED
INDIVIDUALS AS RUNNERS, COURIERS AND MESSENGERS
 SECTION 6:
MAINTENANCE OF A DEN, DIVE OR RESORT
The penalty of life imprisonment to death + fine
P500,000.00 to P10,000,000.00

12 years and 1 day to 20 years + P100,000.00 to

P500,000.00

Maximum Penalty: where any dangerous drug is

administered, delivered or sold to a minor who is
allowed to use the same in such a place.
 SECTION 11:
POSSESSION OF DANGEROUS DRUGS
Possession of any dangerous drug in
the following quantities, regardless
of the degree of purity thereof:
(1) 10 grams or more of opium of
morphine; of heroin; of cocaine or
cocaine hydrochloride; of
methamphetamine hydrochloride or
"shabu"; of marijuana resin or
marijuana resin oil; of other
dangerous drugs such as, but not
limited to, to Section 93, Article XI of
this Act.
methylenedioxymethamphetamine
(MDA) or "ecstasy",
paramethoxyamphetamine (PMA),
trimethoxyamphetamine (TMA),
lysergic acid diethylamine (LSD),
gamma hydroxyamphetamine
(GHB), 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
(7) 500 grams or more of marijuana.
 SECTION 12:
POSSESSION OF EQUIPMENT, INSTRUMENT,
APPARATUS AND OTHER PARAPHERNALIA FOR
DANGEROUS DRUGS
The possession of such equipment, instrument, apparatus and other
paraphernalia fit or intended for any of the purposes enumerated in
the preceding paragraph shall be prima facie evidence that the
possessor has smoked, consumed, administered to himself/herself,
injected, ingested or used a dangerous drug and shall be presumed
to have violated Section 15 of this Act.

Penalties: 6 months & 1 day 4 years + fine (P10,000.00 - P50,000.00

 SECTION 13:
POSSESSION OF DANGEROUS
DRUGS DURING PARTIES, SOCIAL
GATHERING OR MEETINGS

possessing any dangerous drug during a party, or

at a social gathering or meeting,
or in the proximate company of at least two (2)
persons, shall suffer the maximum penalties
provided for in Section 11 of this Act, regardless of
the quantity and purity of such dangerous drugs.
 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:

1st Offense: Minimum of six (6) months rehabilitation in a

government center subject to the provisions of Article VIII of this
Act.
Second time: Imprisonment ranging from 6 years and 1 day to 12
years and a fine ranging from P50,000.00 to P200,000.00;

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.
 PHARMACOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATIONS OF
DRUGS

STIMULANTS DEPRESSANTS HALLUCINOGENS

 STIMULANTS

UPPERS
Drug excites the Central Nervous System.
Increases alertness, alleviates fatigue, reduce
hunger and provides feeling of well-being.
E.g. Cocaine, Shabu (Meth. HCl)
 DEPRESSANTS

DOWNERS or BARBS
Any drug that decreases activity of any bodily
function.
Reduce activity of the central nervous system.
E.g. sedatives, sleeping pills, tranquilizers
 HALLUCINOGENS

Psychedelics
Any natural or synthetic
psychoactive drugs that produce
marked distortion of senses and
changes in perception.
E.g. MJ, LSD, Ecstacy, Ketamine
etc.
MOST COMMONLY ABUSED DRUGS
 SOME CONTENTS OF SHABU:
Ephedrine- main ingredient
that causes brain damage
Matches (red phosphorous)-
+ iodine crystals=Hydroiodic
acid=extremely toxic to
inhale
Toluene- use in
paints/adhesives
Acetone-nail cleaner
Lithium Batteries cancer-
causing component
Battery acid-corrosive
chemical
Dain cleaner- liquid soap
Brake oil
Hydrochloric Acid (Muriatic
acid)
Chloroform-cancer-causing
solvent
FACES OF METH:
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