VICE AND DRUG EDUCATION MIDTERM Flashcards

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Drug Identification is a branch of Forensic Chemistry that deals with the scientific examination of drugs and volatile substances.

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Drug Identification

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is usually conducted by a forensic chemist/chemical officer to determine the presence of dangerous drug on submitted specimens.

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Drug Identification

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Republic Act No. 9165, otherwise known as Comprehensive Dangerous Act of 2002

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Republic Act No. 9165

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administer refers to any act of introducing any dangerous drugs into the body of any person, with or without his/her knowledge by injection, inhalation, ingestion or other means or of committing any act of indispensable assistance to a person in administering a dangerous drug to himself/herslef unless administered by a duly licensed practitioner for purposes of medication.

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Comprehensive Dangerous Act of 2002,

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How drug is being Administered/taken?
1. Oral Ingestion
2. Intravenous/Injection
3. Inhalation (smoking, snorting, sniffing)
4. Snorting
5. Buccal
6. Suppositories

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  1. Oral Ingestion
    2. Intravenous/Injection
    3. Inhalation (smoking, snorting, sniffing)
    4. Snorting
    5. Buccal
    6. Suppositories
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  • The drug is taken by the mouth and must pass through the stomach before being absorbed into the bloodstream. This is one of the most common ways of taking drugs
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Oral Ingestion

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  • A drug in gaseous from enters the lungs and is quickly absorbed by the capillary system. It is probably the second most commonly-used route of drug administration.
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Inhalation

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  • The drug can be administered into the body by the use of a syringe or hypodermic needle.
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Injection

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  • Drug is adminietered by placing it in the buccal cavity just under the lips.
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Buccal

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  • Drug is administered through the vagina or rectum in suppository form and the drug is also absorbed into the bloodstream.
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Suppositories

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SAMPLES SPECIMENS

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  • Blood
    * Fingernails
    * Hair
    * Saliva
    * Sweat
    * Tissue
    * Urine (almost 99%)
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Methods of Examination- there are two (2) methods of laboratory examination of suspected dangerous drugs namely;

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a. Qualitative Examination
b. Quantitative Examination

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Two (2) phases in the examination of the suspected dangerous drugs.

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Screening test/Preliminary test
Confirmatory Test

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t (also known as the color test)- This test is non-specific and preliminary in nature. It is employed to reduce the family or group of drug to a small and manageable number.

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Screening test/Preliminary tes

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  • is the method employed to confirm the results of the screening/preliminary test. This test involves the application of an analytical procedure to identify the presence of a specific drug or metabolites
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Confirmatory Test

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  • is the process of separating mixture and comparing the migration of each components with standard.
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Chromatography

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Gas Chromatography- it is a separation technique, the mobile phase is a gas, separation is basekkd on the difference in migration rates among sample components.

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Gas Chromatography

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  • a confirmatory method whereby light is used to identify the sample specimen.
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Spectroscopy

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  • used for the identification of pure organic substances. Identifies organic substances particularly dangerous drugs and explosive ingreidients based on their characteristic functional group. In layman’s term, the resulting spectrum could be referred to as the fingerprints of the substance.
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Fourier-Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR)

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used for screening of dangerous drugs in urine specimen.

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Ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy-

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  • a specimen containing either a substance that is not a normal constituent for that type of specimen or containing an endogenous substance at a concentration that is not a normal physiological concentration.
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Adulterated

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  • refers to a specimen with less than normal physiological contituents.
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Diluted

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  • a specimen which has been derived through switching or replacement of the original sample.
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Substituted

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Different Types of Tampered Urine Specimen

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Adulterated
Diluted
Substituted

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  • (Intake of plenty of water before collection or drinking of herbal tea, etc.)
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Internal Dillution

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  • (Addition of water to previously collected urine).
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External Dillution

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INDICATORS OF DRUG ABUSERS

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  1. Performance indicators
    2. Bevavioral indicators
  2. Physical indicators
  3. Paraphernalia indicators
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  • is a state of phychic or physical dependence or both, on a drug arising in a person following administration of drugs on a periodic or continuous basis.
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DRUG DEPENDENCE

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REASONS WHY PEOPLE TURNS TO DRUGS

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a. Poverty
b. Ignorance
c. Loss of family Values and solidarity
d. Various Factors

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  • This is the most prevalent factors that prompt pushers and abusers alike indulge in dangerous drugs. Pushers are forced by circumstances to sell prohibited drugs as a means or source of livelihood. Many abusers use dangerous drugs as a means or source as vehicle for escaping the realities of poverty and its problems.
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Poverty

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  • Lack of knowledge and information about how dangerous drugs look like, their bad effects, legal or consequences and other aspects of prohibited drugs, drug pushing, drug syndicates and many others.
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Ignorance

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  • Parents, who are busybodies, neglect their children, Western influences (Through the media) have eroded the Filipino values of praying and eating together.
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Loss of Family Values and Solidarity

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-pressure, environmental influences, boredom, frustations, and the desire to escape to reality are some factors that help people turn to drugs.

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Various Factors- Curiosity, peer

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CONTRIBUTORY FACTORS TO DRUG ABUSE

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a. Family Aspect
b. School Aspect
c. Community Aspect
d. Influence made by the media
e. Biological Factor
f. Psychological Factor
g. Parental Neglect
h. Sociological Factors

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  • As regards to family aspects, the following are some of the common factors leading to drug abuse of a child/children;
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Family Aspect

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  • The school, despite of its efforts of moulding the youth towards responsible citizen of the country, also tends to contribute in the drug problems in our society if there is no basic drug education on the proper use of drug in the school.
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School Aspects

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  • It is noteworthy that the most influential aspect to the upbringing of the youth are the influences that the environment can do to them.
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Community Aspects

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It is also noteworthy that the mediais a contributory factor in influencing the youth towards drug use by over-sensationalizing the tri-media on the drug abuse problem, and too much advertisement on curative and therapeutic effects of drugs.

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Influence made by the media- .

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Psychological conflicts from among the youths also affect their positive behaviour toward the maintenance of a clean living. The psychological conflict becomes a contributory factor for the youth to be hooked on drugs. Low self-esteem and poor self-image may easily lead to drug abuse. as well as needed for acceptance and sense of belonging also may lead to drug abuse.

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Psychological Factor

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also contributes to an individual to use drugs. Some individual health conditions such as fatigue, chronic cough, insomia, physical distress and mental disorders are usually relieved with the use of drugs, and with the improper use of it, it will lead to drug abuse

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Biological factors

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It is worthy to note that by the influence brought about by the advance technology and computerization in the behaviour and attitude of the youth, aside from the fast pace global modernizations, the following may be considered as contributory factors in drug abuse; over-domineering parents

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Parental Neglect

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Availability of over-the counter and prescription drugs; influence made by the media; impact of the extravagant life-style or high unemployment problem

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Sociological Factors

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