DRUG TESTING LAWS Flashcards
AO no. 2008-0025 name
Guidelines on the Implementation of IDTOMIS for Screening and Confirmatory Drug Test Laboratory Operations
Transcribe IDTOMIS
Integrated Drug Test Operations and Management Information System
AO no. 2010-0024 name
REQUIREMENT OF PERMIT TO CONSTRUCT IN THE ESTABLISHMENT OF FREE-STANDING SCREENING DRUG TESTING LABORATORIES NATIONWIDE
Board regulation no. 2, s. 2003 name
IMPLEMENTING RULES AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING ACCREDITATION OF DRUG TESTING LABORATORIES IN THE PHILIPPINES
How many are drug surrenders according to PDEA
1, 225, 683
3 Drugs mentioned in the module
Methamphetamine
THC
MDMA
Transcribe THC
Tetrahydrocannabinol
Transcribe MDMA
3,4 methylenedioxymethamphetamine)
(Other name for ecstacy)
Transcribe PDEA
Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency
Number of PDL with drug cases in the PH?
Over 90 thousand
Number of marijuana plantation and in how many regions?
120; 9
Which places has marijuana plantation based on the module?
Baguio City, Kalinga, South Cotabato, Lanao Sur
Penalty for any person, who shall plant, cultivate or culture marijuana
life imprisonment to death and a fine ranging from Five hundred thousand pesos (P500,000.00) to Ten million pesos (P10,000,000.00)
RA 9165 name
Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002
RA 9165 long name
An act instituting the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002, repealing RA 6425, otherwise known as the Dangerous Drugs Act of 1972, as amended, providing funds therefore and for other purposes
RA 9165 was approved on?
Approved on: January 23, 2002
RA 9165 was signed by?
Signed by: Pres. Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
RA 6425 was signed on and by?
● March 30, 1972
● Ferdinand Marcos Sr.
RA 9165 main provisions
• Intensive and unrelenting campaign against the trafficking and use of dangerous drugs
• Implementation and enforcement of anti-drug abuse policies, programs, and projects
•Achieve a balance in the national drug control program
•Provide effective mechanisms or measures to measures to reintegrate into society individuals who have fallen victim to drug abuse of dangerous drug dependence through sustainable programs of treatment and rehabilitation
Any act of introducing any dangerous drug into the body of any person
Administer
Any facility used for the illegal manufacture of any dangerous drug
Clandestine Laboratory
An analytical test using a device, tool, or equipment that is MORE SPECIFIC which will validate and confirm the result of the screening test
Confirmatory test
A cluster of physiological behavior and cognitive phenomena of variable intensity, in which the use of psychoactive drugs takes on a high priority thereby involving a strong desire or a sense of compulsion to take the substance and the difficulties in controlling substance-taking behavior in terms of its onset, termination or levels of use
Drug dependence
Responsible for the enforcement of all provisions on any dangerous drugs
PDEA (Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency)
Chemical substance that brings about physical, physiological, behavioral and/or psychological change in a person taking it
Drug
Chemical substance other than food which is intended to affect the structure or function of the body of man and/or animal
Drug
Any NON-MEDICAL use of drugs that cause physical, psychological, legal, economic or social damage to the use or to people affected by the user’s behavior
Drug Abuse
3 classification of drugs according to origin (natural drugs)
Raw Opium
Marijuana
Coca Bush
unprocessed dried latex of the poppy seedpod and is a dark and sticky substance
Raw opium/Crude opium
Effective treatment for cholera, dysentery and diarrhea
Raw opium/crude opium
Consists of dried flowers and fruits and subtending leaves and stems of the female cannabis plant
Marijuana
Cannabis, weed, pot or dope
Marijuana
Herbal Cannabis
Marijuana
Source of cocainne
Coca bush
Classification of drugs according to origin (synthetic drugs)
Methamphetamine
Barbiturates
Drugs according to international classification
Narcotic substances
Psychotropic substances
Designer substances
Drug that produces sleep and reduces pain. It depresses down your central nervous system to produce more sleep and less pain sensitivity.
Narcotic substances
Drugs that have particular affinity in your psyche. Schedule 1-4.
Psychotropic substances
Made by clandestine chemists with the aim of manufacturing compounds that produce the “high” or feeling of euphoria
Designer substances
Almost all drugs in this schedule is illegal.
Schedule 1
Example of Schedule 1 drugs
Marijuana, Heroin, LSD
Substances in this schedule are addictive but despite that, they’re still used in medical purposes.
Schedule 2
Example of Schedule 2 drugs.
Cocaine
Amphetamine
Morphine
Some barbiturates
Drugs in this schedule have some potential for abuse but the use must still be regulated. Prescriptions may be renewed 5 times in 6 months.
Schedule 3
Example of Schedule 3 drugs
Acetaminophen or aspirin with codeine
Some appetite suppressants
This drugs are less likely to cause addiction or abuse but same prescription as Schedule 3
Schedule 4
Example of Schedule 4 drugs
Diazepam, choral hydrate, Phenobarbital
These drugs contain small amount of narcotics
Schedule 5
Example of schedule 5 drugs
Some antidiarrheal medications and cough medicines
Drugs according to effects:
Stimulants
Hallucinogens
Narcotics
Sedative/depressants
Drugs which increase alertness and physical disposition.
Stimulants
Example of stimulants
Amphetamine, methamphetamine hydrochloride
Street name for amphetamine
eye opener, lid poppers, pep pills, uppers, hearts
reduces appetite, relieves mental depression, comfort fatigue and sleepiness
Amphetamine
How is amphetamine taken?
Orally as tablet or capsule
It’s general effect is wakefulness, increased alertness/initiative
Amphetamine
Its toxic effect is coma to death
Amphetamine
Dangers of amphetamine
dependence, overdose, violet/bizarre behavior
Street name of caffein
coffee, kape, starbs
Slightly bitter alkaloid/ methylxanthine in coffee, cola, tea, coca, soft drinks and OTC medications
Caffein
How is caffein taken?
Orally (tablet or capsule)
Effects of caffein
Mental alertness, general sense of well-being, hyperacidity, elevated heart rate, irregularities in heartbeat, psychological and physical dependence
Dangers of caffein
Osteoporosis, gastritis, ulcer, cardiac arrest
purine-derived group of pharmacologic agents that have clinical use because of their bronchodilatory and stimulatory effects.
Methylanthine
Street name of cocaine
Coke, crack, gold dust, stardust, white girl, speedballs
extraction from coca bush leaves, white in pure form, odorless and bitter
Cocaine
How is cocaine taken
orally, by application, injection, sniffing
General effects of cocaine
euphoria, hyperactiveness, tend to commit criminal and bizarre sexual acts, feeling of paranoia, hallucination, psychological dependence
Physical effects of cocaine
increased HR, BP, respiration rate
Dangers of cocaine
psychosis, restlessness, irritability, etc.
Street name of Metamphetamine hydrochloride
Poor man’s cocaine, S, Shabs, Siopao, Sha, Ice
white odorless crystals/ crystalline powder with a bitter numbing taste
Methamphetamine hydrochloride
How is methamphetamine hydrochloride taken?
Ingestion, inhalation (chasing the dragon), sniffing, injection, smoke
General effects of methamphetamine hydrochloride
anxiety, irritability, irrational behavior
Long term effects of methamphetamine hydrochloride
psychosis similar to schizophrenia, difficulty in concentrating, loss of interest in sex
Physical effects of methamphetamine hydrochloride
chest pain, irregular heartbeat, hypertension, convulsion, death
Dangers of methamphetamine hydrochloride
Infection from contaminated needles, phlebitis, septicemia, AIDS, etc.
ingestion of heroin by inhaling the vapors which result when the drug is heated on tin-foil above the flame.
Chasing the dragon
inflammation that causes blood clot to form in a vein (usually in the legs)
Phlebitis
Drugs which affect sensation, thinking, self-awareness and emotion. Changes in time and space perception
Hallucinogens
Street name for ecstasy
XTC, Adam, essence, E, herbals
How is ecstasy taken?
Swallowing or inhalation
Effects of ecstasy
Exaggerated emotions, makes HR and BP hike up, dries the mouth, stiffens arms, legs, jaw; dilates pupils of the eyes, causes faintness, chills, sweating and nausea
Dangers of ecstasy
It can kill
Street name for marijuana
Mary Jane, flower, pampapogi, brownies, damo, pot, tea, joint, dope, chongke
Comes form Cannabis sativa L. (Indian hemp); looks like fine, green tobacco
Marijuana