DRUG EDUCATION AND VICE-CONTROL
DEFINITION OF TERMS
1. DRUGS – any substance that is either natural or synthetic that stimulates depresses or irritates specialized cells. It is
any substance that brought about physical, psychological and behavioral change to the person taking it.
2. DRUG ABUSE – it is the use of drug contrary to its use.
3. DRUG ADDICTION – it is the state of chronic or periodic intoxication detrimental to the individual and society at
large produced by repeated drug consumption.
4. DRUG DEPENDENCE – it is the state of psychic or physical dependence or both on dangerous drug arising in a person
following administration or use of that drug in a periodic or continuous basis.
Kinds of Drug Dependence:
 Physical Dependence – it is a condition in which the body has adjusted to the presence of a drug
resulting in clear symptoms of withdrawal when its use stops.
 Psychological Dependence – it is characterized by emotional and mental preoccupation with the drug
effects and by a persistent craving for it.
5. DESIGNER DRUG – it is the analog drug in which a molecular structure of the certain illegal drug is modified, change
in such a manner as to become 100 times stronger that the drugs they design to imitate and the effect depend upon
the drug they are designed.
6. DRUG EXPERIMENTER – refers to those who wrongfully, illegally and improperly use any drugs for reason of
curiosity, peer pressure or other similar reasons.
7. ABSTINENCE – it is the cessation of use of psychoactive substance previously abuse on or which the users develop
drug dependence.
8. NATURAL DRUG – can be found in animal and plants.
9. OVERDOSE – it is the excessive and inadvertent or deliberate consumption of a much larger dose than that
habitually use by an individual ingestion and resulting in serious toxic reaction or death.
10. PHARMACOLOGY – it is the science of drug preparation, uses and effects.
11. POLY DRUG USE – the use of two or more psychoactive drug and abuse of taking all sorts of drug at the same time.
12. POTENTIATION – the use of any other substance to maximize the effect of the drug.
13. DRUG REHABILITATION – it is the term used for the processes of medical or psychotherapeutic treatment of a
person.
14. RELAPSE – the recurrence of using alcohol.
15. SYNTHETIC DRUG – it is the drug that is artificially prepared with the use of chemicals.
16. TOLERANCE – it is the adding concentration of the drug.
17. WITHDRAWAL PERIOD – it is the point of drug dependence up to the point of gradually or totally deprived of drugs.
18. WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME – it is being experienced by the person who undergoes dosage reduction.
PHARMACOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION OF DRUGS
1. STIMULANT – it is a psychoactive drug which induces temporary improvements in either mental or physical function
or both. It is also known as UPPERS that affects the central nervous system. Its possible results are alertness,
wakefulness, locomotion, and excitation.
a) METHAMPHETAMINE HYDROCHLORIDE (SHABU) – stimulates and alerts the body. It is referred to as POOR
MAN’S COCAINE because it is cheap.
- It is the first synthetic stimulant drug developed by the Japanese, originally called as KAKUZEIZAI, a
Japanese term which means KAKUZEI “waking” and ZAI “drugs”.
- It is white colorless drug that is bitter and results into a numb ling face.
- It is can be inhaled, injected, or orally taken – intravenously or muscular
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Immediate Effects:
1) Produces anxiety, irritability, irrational behavior, talkativeness and loss of self-control
2) Loss of appetite and inability to sleep
3) Produces violent and destructive behavior and recklessness
4) Produces chest pain, irregularity of heart beat and hypertension
 Long Term Effects:
1) Psychosis
2) Convulsion
3) Death from cardiac arrest
b) COCAINE – it is odorless white crystalline powder also known as COKE, SNOW, FLAKE, WHITE, BLOW, NOSE,
CANDY, SNOWBIRD, LADY and BIG C.
- most popularly known as KING’S HABIT because it is expensive.
- It has been structured in 1814 from Brazilian Coca Leaves – Erythroxylon Coca that is medically used
in tropical, local and anesthetic.
- When ingested, the person becomes high for 15-30 minutes.
- When injected, the person becomes high for 45-90 minutes
- It can be also applied to sex organ during sexual intercourse.
 Kinds of Cocaine
1) Cocaine Hydrochloric – it is an odorless fine white crystalline that is most readily available
formed which is medically used as anesthetic.
2) Street or Rock – it is the large pieces of cocaine hydrochloride.
3) Free Base – it is the purified substance of rocks that is strongly addictive cocaine.
4) Coca Paste – it is a crude product smoke used in South America, considered as the most
dangerous drug because it has contaminants such as kerosene.
 Immediate Effects:
1) Dilated pupils
2) Elevated blood pressure, heart rate and body temperature
3) Euphoric effect or light feeling
4) Feeling of being energetic and alert
5) Loss of appetite and slurred speech
 Long term Effects:
1) Psychosis
2) Lung damage
3) Occasional or runny nose
4) Ulcerate the mucous membrane of the nose
5) Confusion
c) METHYLENEDIOXYMETHAMPHETAMINE (MDMA) – it is a designer drug, also known as ECSTACY, PARTY
DRUG or X.
 Immediate Effects:
1) Euphoria
2) Feeling energetic and hyperactive
3) Sense of well being
 Long Term Effects:
1) Brain damages
2) Hard complication
3) Death
2. DEPRESSANTS – it depresses and weakens the body. It is also known as DOWNERS, HYPNOTIC DRUG and
SEDATIVES that affects the central nervous system.
a) BARBITURATES
- 1863 Adolph Von Baeyer synthesized malonyl carbonide known as BARBITUTIC ACID
- 1903 Emil Fisher and Joseph Bon Mering synthesized di-ethyl barbituric acid compound with
hypnotic qualities known as BARBITONE that comes form eurea and malonic acid that is marketed
on the trade name of VERONAL that comes in the form of tablet and capsule.
 Commonly Abused Barbiturates:
1) Pento Barbital Sodium – it is a solid yellow capsule form known by abusers as YELLOW
JACKETS or NIMIES.
2) Seco Barbital Sodium – it is a red capsule form known by abusers as REDS, RED BIRDS, RED
DEVIL and SEGGY.
3) Amo Barbital Sodium – it is a blue capsule form known by abusers as BLUE BIRDS, BLUE
DEVIL and BLUE HEAVENS.
4) Amo Barbital Sodium combined with Seco Barbital Sodium – it is red and blue capsule form
known as RAINBOWS, RED & BLUE and DOUBLE TROUBLE.
 Symptoms of Abuse:
1) Drunkenness without alcoholic threats
2) Slurred speech
3) Impaired judgment
4) Stagery
5) Altered perception and coordination
 Immediate Effects:
1) Psychological and physical dependence
2) Unconsciousness
3) Tuberculosis
4) Death from withdrawal and overdose
b) METAQUALONE – known as TABLET or MAX and CAPSULE or BLUE.
- It is used to induce sleep which is bitter in taste and odorless that is taken orally.
 Local Terms:
1) Korta;
2) Ekis
3) Kulit
4) Pety
5) Yanga
 Symptoms of Abuse:
1) Drunkenness without alcoholic threats
2) Cloudy thinking
3) Staggering
4) Loss of appetite
5) Numbness of body
 Immediate Effects:
1) Psychological dependence
2) Proneness to accident due to intoxicant
3. HALLUCINOGENS – it affects the way we think, the sensation, self-awareness and emotions that causes hallucination
and delusions to the person taking drugs. It is also known as PSYCHEDELICS and DISSOCIATIVES that affects the
central nervous system.
a) MARIJUANA – most popularly known as 5 FINGERS, GRASS, TUNGKI, GANJA, BHANG, DAMO, MARY JANE,
ACAPULCO GOLD
- All parts of the plants whether growing or not the seeds thereof, the resin extracted from any parts
of such plant every compound salt derivative, mixture or preparation of such plant.
- It scientific name is Cannabis Sativa Linn
 Major Components:
1) Tetra Hydro Cannabenol – it is purple and most active alkaloid and one causing
hallucinogenic effect.
2) Cannabenol – it is red and physiologically inactive.
3) Cannabidiol – it is pink and physiologically inactive.
 Forms of Marijuana
1) Marijuana Joints or Cigarettes – came from dried leaves, tops and most available form of
marijuana.
2) Hashish or Hash – it is the resin extracted of the plant usually granular or solid chunky in
form ranging from mustardy yellow to dark brown. It is stronger than crude marijuana and
maybe smoked or eaten.
3) Hashish Oil – it is the highest form of marijuana that is not usually available because it is
expensive. Is it brown in color and considered as concentrated cannabis.
 Immediate Effects:
1) Faster heartbeat and pulse rate
2) Blood shut eyes
3) Dry mouth and throat
4) Altered sense of time and disorientation
5) Forgetfulness
6) Inability for coordination and lower reflexes
 Long Term Effects:
1) Chest pain
2) Irregularity of menstrual cycle
3) Temporary loss of fertility of both sexes
4) Premature babies and low birth weights
5) Cancer of the lungs
b) LYSERGIC ACID DIETHYLAMIDE (LSD) – it is the most powerful of all hallucinogens that is 100 times stronger
than cocaine or peyote. It came from the Rye Ergot or cereal fungus that is odorless, colorless, tasteless
organic compound.
- It became popular during 60’s – 70’s as the height of the hippies culture.
- It can be orally injected or liquid drop in the eyes.
 Immediate Effects:
1) Cause hallucinations and trans-like stage
2) Dilated pupils, elevated temperature and tremors
3) Increase in blood pressure and heart rate
4) Sweating, chills and trembling of hands
5) Distortion of perception
 Long Term Effects:
1) Psychological dependence
2) Psychosis
3) Promosumal damage
c) MESCALINE – trimethoxyphenethyiomine
- It is the primary ingredients of peyote cactus in plants known as as Lophophora William Si in US and
Mexico.
- Also known as BUTTONS, CACTUS, MESC
- Used by American Indians in inter-religious ceremonies.
- When it is consumed in 350 – 500mg, it will produce delusion and hallucination for 5-12 hours.
- Can be ingested or taken orally, chewed or placed in capsule and even brewed in tea.
 Immediate Effect:
1) Induces sense of well being
2) Visions in color
3) Hallucination or trans-like
 Long Term Effects:
1) Psychological dependence
d) PSILOCYN and PSILOCYBIN – came from Mexico PSILOCYBE mushroom.
- Known as MAJIC MUSHROOM that is use in Indian rites for centuries
- Usually chewed and swallowed
- When consumed with 4-8 mg, it will last for 4-6 hours
 Immediate Effect:
4) Induces sense of well being
5) Visions in color
6) Hallucination or trans-like
 Long Term Effects:
2) Psychological dependence
e) KETAMINE – its chemical name is KETAMINE HYDROCHOLORIDE
- Its common name are SPECIAL K or K
- Use as human anesthetics
- It is used as general anesthetic for children, people of poor health and veterinary medicine.
- It is a liquid bought in pharmacy that is cooked into a powder or snorting.
- Lower dosage will cause mild creamy feeling of numbness and extremities
- High dosage will produce hallucinogenic effect and may cause the user very far from his body.
- The experience will be called entering “K” hole
- If snorted, effects comes to 5-10 minutes
- If injected intramuscular, effects comes in 4 minutes, it can never be injected to the vein.
- If ingested, can be feel within 10-20 minutes
f) MORNING GLORY KEEPERS or SEEDS – commonly abuse because of its hallucinogenic effect that caused
behavioral changes having an active principal component of the seeds closely related with LSD.
4. NARCOTICS – a drug that produces insensibility, stupor and produces sleep due to depressant effect.
a) OPIUM – derived from the plant opium poppy with botanical name PAPAVER SOMNIFERUM
- Also called as PARIGORIC, DOVER’S POWDER, PAREPECTULIN
- The word “papaver” comes from the Greek means “poppy”
- The word “somniferum” comes from the Latin means “dream or induce sleep”
- It is called as the plant of joy
- It grows from 3-6 ft, roots and flowers of different colors
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Greek physician Hippocrates prescribed juice of opium poppy as a treatment for sickness as early of
500 BC
- It can be smoked or eaten
- Opium is obtained by incision or cutting of blunt instrument either vertically or horizontally which
allows the milky juice to seep from the plant.
- Thee refined opium will turn into morphine.
b) MORPHINE – it is a derivative from opium
- It is a raw opium named after Mopphius (Greek)
- Referred to as a dream for sleep
- Also called as PECTORAL SYRUP and SWEET MORPHEOUS
- It can be injected taken orally and even smoked
- 10 kg of raw opium will produced 1kg of morphine
- Small dosage will cause euphoria and tolerance rapidly
c) HEROINE – it is another derivative from opium
- Referred to as the strongest of all opium derivatives because it is sensitized from morphine
- Derived from the word HERO
- It suggest courage, daring and impressive power
- Its chemical name is diacetyl morphine also known as smack, horse, brown sugar, junk, mud, bid H,
Hab Tar
- It can be injected, inhaled through nasal passage or smoke
d) CODEINE – it is a synthetic drug
- Another opium derived from morphine that is intended to cure morphine heroine opium addicts
- It is widely use using to cup syrup a day
- It can be taken orally or injected
e) METADONE or DEMORAL – it is known as DOLLY, DOLOPHINE, METHADOSE, AMIDONE
- It is a synthetic opiates which synthesized medically to reduce heroin addiction
- It is the most commonly abuse by hard core addicts
5. TRANQUILIZERS – it has the ability to sedate or calm without producing sleep also known as SEDATIVES that affects
the central nervous system.
a) PHENOTHIAZINES and RESERPHINE – it is considered as a potent tranquilizer but it does not cause
dependency. It is also anti-psychotic and a feeling being relief.
b) MOPROBOMATE and CHLODIAZEPOXIDE – it is a minor tranquilizer and chronic abuse will lead to psychic
and physical dependence
6. SOLVENTS – it produces intoxication also known as DELIRIANTS.
a) GLUE – produce dizziness, stupor, vomiting and unconsciousness
b) LIGHTER FLUID – induce euphoria
c) GASOLINE – it is more toxic than lighter fluid but effects are the same
d) ETHER – it is the distilled or diluted alcohol and highly flammable. It is also difficult for users to obtained,
produces symptoms of euphoria
CLASSIFICATION OF DANGEROUS DRUGS
According to Effect
o Stimulant
o Hallucinogens – it is a mind altering drug and gives mood of distortion
o Depressants
Dangerous Drug – broad categories of controlled substances are pharmacological classification, effect and legal
criteria of drugs
According to Legal Categories
o RA 6425 Dangerous Drugs Act of 1972