Drugs
Drugs
Drugs
Oral Ingestion
- Taken by the mouth and must
pass through the stomach before
being absorbed in the
bloodstream.
Inhalation
- Drug in gaseous from enters the
lungs and is quickly absorbed by
the capillary system.
Injection
- The drug can be administered into the
body by the use of a stringe or
hypodermic needle in the following ways:
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• Subcutaneous (SC) – drug
is administered by injecting the
drug just below the surface of
the skin; this is sometimes called
“skin popping
Intramuscular (IM) – administration
involves the injection of a drug into a
large muscle mass that has a good
blood supply, such as the gluteus
maximus, quadriceps, or triceps.
Intravenous(IV) – the most efficient
means of administration which
involves depositing drug directly into
the bloodstream, this is also the most
rapid method of drug administration.
Snorting
- Inhalation through the nose of
drugs not in gaseous form.
Buccal
- Drugs is administered by
placing it in the buccal cavity
just under the lips.
Suppositories – the drug is
administered through the
vagina or rectum
Topical – application of drugs
directly to a body site such as
the skin and the mucous
membrane.
Iontophoresis – introduction of the
drugs into the deeper layer of the
skin and the mucous membrane
REASONS WHY PEOPLE TURN TO
DRUG ABUSE
POVERTY
• This is the most prevalent factor that prompt
pushers and abusers alike to indulge in
dangerous drugs
• Pushers were forced by the circumstances to
the retailing of prohibited drugs as a meant or
source of livelihood
• Many abusers use dangerous drugs as a
vehicle to escape the realities of poverty and its
related problems.
IGNORANCE
• Lack of knowledge and information
about how dangerous drugs look like,
their bad effects, legal
ramifications or consequences and
other aspects of prohibited drugs
C. PARENTAL INFLUENCES
•Unhappy home, parents showing little or
no interest in their children, Abuses
committed by parents such as
harsh physical punishments
•Lack of parental values; parents who are
permissive and liberal; parental neglect;
domestic violence; role
modeling.
D. PEER INFLUENCES
• Drug using friends encourage,
pressure even, a youth to
experiment with drugs.
E. PERSONALITY FACTORS
• Curiosity or the desire to experience a new
state of consciousness
• Escape from physical and mental pain, relief
from boredom and frustration, and desire to
escape from harsh realities
• Unable to conform to social standards; weak
personality or low sense of self-esteem.
DRUG TRAFFICKING
A. 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.
B. Spain
• This is known as the major transshipment
point from international drug traffickers in
Europe and became “the paradise of
drug users” in Europe.
South America
• Columbia, Peru, Uruguay, and Chile are
the principal sources of all cocaine supply
in the world due to the
robust
production of the coca plants-
sources of the cocaine drug. Columbia:
Coca/Cocaine
Mexico
•It is known in the world to be the number
one producer of marijuana.
E. Philippines
• The second in 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 noted that Philippines today is known as the drug
paradise of drug abusers in Asia
lndia
• The center of the world's drug map,
leading to rapid addiction among its
people.
G. Indonesia
• Northern Sumatra has traditionally been
the main canabbis growing area in
Indonesia.
•Bali Indonesia is an important transit
point for drugs en route to Australia and
New Zealand.
H. Singapore, Malaysia and
Thailand
• The most favorable sites of drug
distribution from the “Golden
Triangle” and other parts of Asia
I. China
• The transit route for heroin from the "Golden
Triangle" to Hongkong. It is also the country
where the "épedra" plant is cultivated- source of
the drug ephedrine- the principal chemical for
producing the drug shabu.
Japan –
• The major consumer of cocaine
and shabu from the United States
and Europe.
Columbian cartel
Narcotics
• The term narcotic basically refers to
drugs that produce a depressant effect
on the CNS.
• Medically they are potent pain killers,
cough suppressant and active
component of anti- diarrhea preparations.
Opium
• It is derived from the Oriental poppy
plant papaver somniferum
• Raw opium is dark brown in color and is
bitter in taste
• Street name: "gum", "gamot", "kalamay"
or "panocha".
Morphine
• 6X stronger than Opium
• It is the most important alkaloids and
constitutes about 10 % of the use raw opium
• Friedrich Sertuner, isolated morphine from
opium
• Street Name: M. Dreamer, Emma, Emsel,
Pulbos
Heroin
• Most commonly abused narcotic in the world.
• It was discovered by Alder Wright (1896)
• Most powerful derivatives of Opium, bitterer
and commonly injected.
• Physicians immediately began to use heroin to
cure morphine and opium addiction and called
as
“Miracle Drug"
• Street Name: Name: BLANCO, BROWN,
SUGAR, KABAYO, KENGKOY, GAMUT, MATSAKO,
PULBOS,
SAPSAP. TINIK
Codeine
• Also known as Methylmorphine.
• Its effect is weaker in intensity Cough
preparations.
• Street Name: School Boys
Methadone
• A synthetic narcotic used as treatment of
heroin dependence but also fallen to abuse.
• Other than methadone, other most commonly
top known synthetic opiate substitute are
meperidine word means
• (demerol) and darvon.
Alcohol
•The king of all drugs with potential for
abuse.
• Most widely used, socially accepted
and most extensively legalized drug
throughout the world.
THE PHILIPPINE ANTI DRUG EFFORTS
B
Which of the following is the commonly known
as the “poorman’s cocaine”.
a. Amphethamine
b. Ecstasy
c. Methamphetamine
d. Shabu
D
Also known as Papaver Somniferum and
considered as the mother drugs of other
narcotics
substance.
a. Codeine
b. Heroin
D
c. Morphine
d. Opium Poppy
Removal of toxic substances from the body as a
result of abusing drug
a. Cleansing process
b. Aversion treatment
c. Abstinence
d. Detoxification
D
. Operation of drug syndicates are usually made
secretly that makes it detection quite difficult.
Various techniques were made by its operator in
concealing their activities. (June 2019 Board Exam
Question)
a. Hide –out operation
b. Disguised operation
c. Clandestine Operation
C
d. Confidential
A type of Drugs according to pharmacological
classification which often relives pain and induces
sleep.
a. Hallucinogens
b. Sedatives/Depressant
c. Stimulants
d. Narcotics
D
The newest operational plan against drug abuse
focused in the barangay level in cooperation with
barangay officials.
a. OPLAN bakal
b. OPLAN Mercurio
c. OPLAN Yagit
d. OPLAN Banat
D
DDB can issue subpoena Testificandum and
subpoena duces tecum relative to the conduct of
investigation involving the violations of RA 9165.
a. True
b. False
c. Partially True
d. Partially False
D
The Golden Triangle are the producers of
opium in south East Asia are composed of which
a. Thailand, Burma, Laos
b. Thailand, Myanmar, Laos
c. Peru, Colombia, Bolivia
d. Afghanistan, Iran, India and Pakistan
B
. What group of drugs is used medically as pain
killers?
a. opiates
b. Track
c. shabu A
d. coke