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Laws Related to Drug Dependence Addiction Habituation

 RA 6245- Dangerous Drugs Act of 1972 The person has the desire The desire to use the drug
o Amended by PD 44, PD 1675, PD 1683, PD (compulsion) to continue is not compulsive but
1708, BP 179 taking the drug or to merely psychological
 RA 9165- Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of obtain it by any means
2002 Tendency to increase the There is little or no
dose tendency to increase the
dose
Psychological or physical The dependence is not
Biosocial Factors- Philippines dependence physical but
 Transshipment point to and from the Golden
psychological
Triangle
Detrimental effect to Detrimental effect to the
 Warm humid weather conducive to the growth of
society & individual individual only
marijuana
 Young population
 The Philippines is a mirror image of the US
 Men are by nature pleasure-loving or hedonistic COSAP
 Profit motive of pushers and drug lords Commission on Substance Abuse Prevention
 Gradual disappearance of the nuclear Filipino Cebu City Office on Substance Abuse Prevention
family and the emergence of a permissive society
 Discover of new drugs by scientists to alleviate Mission
human disease. These drugs have both beneficial To eradicated the illicit supply and demand for
as well as deleterious effect dangerous drugs and to promote barangay
cooperation in drug abuse prevention with an effective
program in educating the danger of drug use and
vigilance on presence of drug peddlers so as to attain
Other Reasons for Drug Use an environment that is safe, prosperous, and drug free
 Enhance social situations- peer pressure, curiosity, community.
used for “fun” or to “get high”
 Self-medication to relieve anxiety, depression, Profile of a Drug Abuser
insomnia, pain or to increase alertness COSAP (January – December 2000)
Mean age 25yo
Sex ration 9 male:1 female
Terms Civil status Single (54.63%)
Drug Occupation Unemployed (48.95%)
 Any substance (plant, animal, mineral) used as Education High school level (31.34%)
medicine Residence Cebu City (80.89%)
 Any substance used in the composition or Drug abused Shabu (94.33%)
preparation of medicine Type of user Mono-user (71.64%)

Habit-forming Drug
Drug may be taken repeatedly without producing Physical Signs and Symptoms
addiction and is not generally detrimental to the Withdrawal Symptoms
individual or society  Feeling of fear and anxiety
 Muscle twitching
Drug dependence  Yawning
A state of psychic or physical dependence or both, of  Sweating
a danger drug, arising in a person following the  Lacrimation (profuse tears)
administration or use of that drug on a periodic or  Abdominal cramps
continuous basis [Sec 2(g), RA 6245]  Gooseflesh

Drug Dependence Death in Most Drug Users is Due to:

 Drug Addiction- a state or periodic or chronic
intoxication produced by the repeated
consumption of a drug whether synthetic or
natural, found to be detrimental to the individual
and to society (World Health Organization)
 Drug Habituation- the desire to have continuous
use of the drug but with the capacity to refrain
from physically using it
 Respiratory depression
 Cardiac arrest
 Fatal accidents due to hallucinatory experiences
Common Drugs- Amphetamine Group
 Stimulants and appetite suppressors
 Produce paranoid hallucinations, dry mouth,
ulcerations of the mouth, insomnia, high fever
 Examples:
o Ecstasy- produces adrenalin
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o Shabu- produces dopamine

Other Drugs
 Inhalants- volatile substances (ethylene)
 Morphine Group- heroin
 Cocaine- “cocaine bugs”
 Cannabis Group- liquid or heated resin; similar to
alcohol intoxication
 Barbiturate Group- seconal, penthotal
 Hallucinogenic Group- marijuana, LSD