Drug Use and Abuse in the Philippines
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Angelie JalandoniWHAT IS DRUG?
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• deliberate use of medically useful drugs which have the capacity to
alter mood and behavior without the prescription.
Addiction
• is not having control over doing, taking, or using something until it
becomes harmful
WHY DO PEOPLE STILL USE
DRUGS?
While there are emotional, psychological, and physical reasons why people may
choose to abuse drugs in the first place, there are several triggers that fall
within these reasons.
EMOTIONAL
can develop due to a number of reasons. It can
STRESS
be the result of a loss such as a job, a death, a
divorce, or finances. Even health issues and
medical conditions can cause severe emotional
damage.
PHYSICAL
many people use drugs to boost
their endurance, improve their
focus, or enhance their appearance
in some capacity.
Finally, drug use is also the result of
psychological factors such as mental
illness, mental trauma, or even just
general attitude and beliefs.
OUR
SERVICE
What is human trafficking in the
Philippines?
Traffickers exploit women and children from rural communities, conflict- and
disaster-affected areas, and impoverished urban centers in sex trafficking,
forced domestic work, and other forms of forced labor in tourist destinations
and urban areas around the country, and exploit men in forced labor in the
agricultural
What is the most abused drug in
the Philippines?
The most commonly used drug in the Philippines is a variant of
methamphetamine called shabu or “poor man's cocaine.” According to a 2012
United Nations report, the Philippines had the highest rate of
methamphetamine abuse among countries in East Asia; about 2.2% of
Filipinos between the ages 16–64 years
What are 3 types of human
trafficking?
The 3 most common types of human trafficking are Sex Trafficking, Forced
Labor, and Debt Bondage. Forced labor, also known as involuntary servitude, is
the biggest sector of trafficking in the world, according to the U.S. Department of
State
What is RA 9165 all
about?
Philippines (National level) Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002
(Republic Act No. 9165). An Act instituting the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs
Act of 2002, Repealing Republic Act No. 6425, otherwise known as the
Dangerous Drugs Act of 1972, as Amended, providing Funds therefor, and for
other purposes.
REASONS WHY PEOPLE TURN
TO DRUG ABUSE
• POVERTY
most prevalent factor that prompt pushers and abusers alike to indulge in
dangerous drugs.
• IGNORANCE
Lack of knowledge and information about how dangerous drugs look like,
their bad effect.
• PARENTAL INFLUENCES
unhappy home, parents showing little or no interest in their
children, abuses committed
by parents as harsh physical punishment.
PEER INFLUENCES
Drug using friends encourage, pressure even, a youth to
expirement with drugs.
PERSONALITY FACTORS
Curiosity or the desire to experience a new state of
conciousness.
Escape from physical and mental pain, relief from
boredome.
DEPRESSANTS
HALLUCINOGENS
(PSYCHEDELICS)
STIMULANTS
OUR
ADDRESSES
(128) PHILIPPINES 1.67 million The number of drug users in the Philippines has
declined by more than 50 percent from 4 million in 2016 to 1.67 million in 2019,
three years after President Rodrigo Duterte launched a crackdown on drug use, a
survey has shown. The Dangerous Drugs Board (DDB) of the Philippines released on
Oct. https://www.worldlifeexpectancy.com/cause-of-death/drug-use/by-country/
DEFINITION
Types of Drugs
METH
-Hyperactivity
-Erratic
sleeping
patterns
-Rotting teeth
-Paranoia
-Insomnia
-Hallucinations
-Muscle tension
MARIJUANA
-get dizzy
-laugh for no reason
-have red, bloodshot
eyes
-forget thingsthat
just happened
COCAINE
-increase agiation
-Disinhibition
-Change in
concentration and focus
-Common cold like
symtoms
-increase movement.
ECSTACY
-Dry mouth
-Trouble sleeping
-Paranoia
-Teeth clenching or
grinding
-Kidney failure
-Thirst -Muscle tensio
SERVIC
E
REHABILITATION
What is rehabilitation in
healthcare?
Specialist rehabilitation teams
provide holistic care, including
management of emotional and
psychological consequences of
disabling illness/injury
and long-term conditions.
What is drug
rehabilitation?
Drug rehabilitation is the process
of medical or psychotherapeutic
treatment or dependency on
psychoactive substancess uch as
alcohol, prescription drugs, and
street drugs such as cannabis,
cocaine, heroin or
amphetamines.
OUR
Philippine?
SERVICE
Where can you go for help to prevent drug use and abuse in the
The PNP shall enforce the law, The Philippine Drug The Department of Social The Technical Education and
prevent and control crimes, Enforcement Agency Welfare and Development Skills Development
maintain peace and order, (PDEA) is responsible for (DSWD) is the primary Authority (TESDA) is the
and ensure public safety and efficient law government agency mandated government agency tasked
internal security with the active enforcement of all to develop, implement, and to manage and supervise
support of the community. provisions on any coordinate social protection technical education and
Law Enforcement. Maintain dangerous drugs and/or and poverty- reduction skills develop
peace and order. Prevents precursors and essential solutions for and with the
and investigates crimes and chemicals. poor, vulnerable, and
bring offenders to justice disadvantage
ANALYSI
Drug rateSduring Duterte's
0.9
Term According to the 2015 Nationwide Survey on the Nature and
0.7 Extent
2015 of Drug Abuse in the Philippines presented on
Monday, September 19, the current drug use prevalence
among Filipinos aged 10 to 69 years old is at 2.3%, or an
0.5 estimated 1.8 million users
2016
As of 2016, the United Nations Office of Drugs and
Crime report that 1.1 percent of Filipinos aged 10 to
69 use the drug. In Metro Manila, most barangays
are
affected by illegal drugs.
2017-2020
The number of drug users in the Philippines has
declined by more than 50 percent from 4 million
in
2016 to 1.67 million in 2019, three years after
2015 2016 2017- President Rodrigo Duterte launched a crackdown on
drug use, a survey has shown. The Dangerous
2020 Drugs
Board (DDB) of the Philip
METH USER MARIJUANA ECSTASY USER
USER
50 57 17
% % %
SAY
NO TO
DRUGS
