Drug Education Activity PDF

Drug Education Drug and Substance Abuse, Prevention, and Control Anyway, no drug, not even alcohol, causes the fundamental ills of society. If we’re looking for the source of our troubles, we shouldn’t test people drugs, we should test them for stupidity, ignorance, greed and love of power. –...

Drug Education Drug and Substance Abuse, Prevention, and Control Anyway, no drug, not even alcohol, causes the fundamental ills of society. If we’re looking for the source of our troubles, we shouldn’t test people drugs, we should test them for stupidity, ignorance, greed and love of power. – P.J O’Rourke Drug education program for the youth is a significant undertaking in order to free them from danger and keep them away from drugs. The youth today comprise the most vulnerable group that can be affected by prohibited drugs that are commonly abused. According to General Edgar C. Galvante, former Executive Director of the Dangerous Drugs Board (DDB), most drug users start their habit early, usually during their teenage years. They are particularly susceptible to the drug experience because adolescence is the period of experimentation, exploration, curiosity, and search for identity. It is believed that young people with problematic backgrounds are more vulnerable and are more likely to continue abusing drugs, once they have started, and to develop other aggravating problems if not processed. These young people in different circumstances are associated with poverty, family disintegration, relocation, discrimination, and lack of suitable alternative activities. What are the reasons why our youth is dragged into the abyss of drug abuse? 1. Not enough attention from parents. 2. Educational back ground 3. Type of discipline. 4. Spend more time to friends. 5. Adolescence period. Finding their true self. 6. Influence. The National Drug Situation Drug trafficking today’s most profitable underground business which has spawned, yet considered as another crime and source of money laundering in a global scale. The Vienna-based International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) is an independent body, established by the 1961 Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, mandated to monitor and support governments’ compliance with the three international drug control treaties. Its 13 members are elected by the Economic and Social Council to serve in their individual capacities for a term of five years. The Vienna NGO Committee on Drugs (VNGOC) was established in 1983 to provide link between non- government organizations (NGOs and the Vienna-based agencies involved in setting drug policy: the United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND), the International Narcotic Control Board (INCB), and the United Nations Office on Drug and Crime (UNODC). The (former) President of the Philippines Rodrigo Duterte and campaigned on an explicit platform “kill all who make the lives of the Filipino Miserable.” An estimated of 1,790 suspected drug pushers and users were in the list for an immediate action. Commonly Abused Drugs There are three major abused drugs dominate the drug scene in the Philippines today. The first is methamphetamine hydrochloride commonly known as “Shabu”, which is the main drug used by drug abusers. - It is the most popular abused drug in the country today. In the 1990s, stimulant abuse emerged in many Association of Southeast Asian countries. This major change in the pattern of substance abuse can perhaps be considered as the first stimulant epidemic of the region. - Methamphetamine hydrochloride is found to have harmful effects to the brain. It changes how the brain functions. Studies have shown that methamphetamine abusers have reduced motor skills and impaired verbal learning as a result of alterations in the activity of the dopamine, a neurotransmitter involved in reward, motivation, experience of pleasure and motor function. - Street names: shabs, ice, meth, crystal, kristal, basura, tawas. - Other adverse effect of methamphetamine: Extreme weight loss Severe dental problems (“meth mouth”) Anxiety Confusion Insomnia Mood disturbances Violent behavior Shabu remains to be the primary drug of abuse among center clients with 96.74% of the total admission, followed by cannabis (marijuana) at around 24.94% and cocaine with 1.11%. The nature of drug taking remained to be poly-drug user. The routes of administration are inhalation/sniffing and oral ingestion. The second is marijuana. According to some source, the Philippines has become the world’s second biggest source of marijuana after Mexico, producing about 1.4 billion worth each year. - Marijuana abounds in the Philippines. But since the early 1990s, it has ceased to the drug of choice. Most of what is produced locally is intended for foreign markets. In East Asia, the Pacific, Australia, Europe, and the U.S., the United Nations International Drug Control Program (UNDCP) has identified the Philippines as a major marijuana producer and exporter. - Marijuana is a drug which is made from the dried leaves and flowers of the hemp plant, and which can be smoked. - The Cordillera Autonomous Region (CAR) is the biggest producer of cannabis or marijuana in the country as evidenced by the number of plants and seeds confiscated within a 10-year period from 1992 to 2001, with a total of 112,467,372 plants and seeds seized. TOP PRODUCING REGIONS OF THE COUNTRY AND THE TOTAL NUMBER OF MARIJUANA PLANTS/SEEDS THAT WERE SEIZED DURING OPERATIONS CONDUCTED FROM 1992-2001. CAR 112,467,372 Region 1 51,227,234 Region 2 3,818,903 Region 3 3,387,801 ARMM 3,261,374 Region 12 2,889,193  - In 1972, there were only nine identified sites engaged in marijuana cultivation. Today, the number of marijuana-producing barangays has ballooned to 98, located in nine different regions in the country. Marijuana-producing areas in Northern Luzon are located in CAR, Regions 1 and 2. In the Visayas, the cultivation sites are found in region 7, while marijuana plantations can also be found in Regions 10,11,12,13, and Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao. Third is methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) or ecstasy, which is now sweeping the elite market. - Ecstasy is an illegal drug that contains the active ingredients MDMA (3, 4- methylenedioxymethamphetamine) It is related to stimulants and hallucinogens and produces both effects on mood and the senses, which made it a popular party drug. - While it can be found in the form of powder or in capsules, it can also be found in pill form. The pills are produced illegally and often use a variety of ingredients. This is both to bind the crystalline powder into a pill form and to extend the ingredients. - Ecstasy pills come in a wide range of shapes and colors with many different logos stamped into them. These logos and imprints help build a following for those from specific labs. Bright colors also make it more appealing, especially to young people. Drug Trafficking Methamphetamine hydrochloride continues to be smuggled into the country through four major avenues: the seaports and special economic zones, the international airports, the mail and parcel services, and vast expanse of Philippine coastline. According to the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA), three of world’s most powerful drug syndicates have been smuggling shabu into the country. There are the: - Taiwan-based United Bamboo Gang or Bamboo Triad - 14K Triad or Hong Kong Triad - Chinese-based Sun Yee On Triad PDEA is one of the lead agencies in the government’s war on drugs, they said that drug triads find the country an easy target for their business. “The Chinese triads found the Philippines as a possible market and transshipment point for shabu because the country’s vulnerability, particularly its porous borders and vast coastlines, a factor in the undetected movement of illegal drugs through shipment” PDEA said. Shabu or methamphetamine hydrochloride is the most prevalent drug in the country. From July 1, 2016 to August 29, 2017 over 2400 kilos of shabu worth 12.7 billion have been recovered from more than 7000 anti- drug operations. It comprises 68 percent of all drugs paraphernalia seized during that period. Involvement of Foreign Nationals in Drug Trafficking The involvement of foreign nationals is very apparent in almost all the big volume seizures of government law enforcement authorities. This foreign involvement has been continuously documented by PDEA. There was a total of 77 foreign nationals arrested in 2017. This is the highest accomplishment of the agency since 2017. This is the highest accomplishment of the Agency since 2001. Chinese nationals have been consistently dominating the roll of 52.23 of the total arrests of foreign nationals since 2001. Mainly apprehended for selling of illegal drugs, 38 or 49.35% of the total arrests for year 2013 are Chinese nationals, followed by Taiwanese at 10 or 12.99% of the arrest. Transit Points of Drugs A huge portion of shabu that enters the Philippines comes directly from Southern China where most of the shabu laboratories are located. Of the 15 major interdictions since 1993, seven were shipped directly from Southern China. Five shipments were from South China but they passed through Hong Kong first before they were rerouted to the Philippines. At least one shipment passed through Taiwan. Quezon and Zambales are also transit point of drugs coming directly from North Korea. Identified landing points are mainly through the shorelines of the Northern and Central Luzon regions and Southern Tagalog, specifically Batanes, Cagayan, Ilocos Sur, Pangasinan, Zambales, Aurora, Quezon, and Mindoro provinces. Reports also indicate Palawan and Masbate as probable landing sites for shabu smuggling. Facts and Figures The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) (FILIPINO: Kawanihan ng Pilipinas Laban sa Droga) is the lead anti-drug law enforcement agency, responsible for preventing, investigating and combating any dangerous drugs, controlled precursors and essential chemicals within the Philippines. The agency is tasked with the enforcement of the penal and regulatory provisions of Republic Act No. 9165 (R.A. 9165), otherwise known as the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002. PDEA is the implementing arm of the Dangerous Drugs Board (DDB). The DDB is the policy-making and strategy-formulating body in the planning and formulation of policies and programs on drug prevention and control. PDEA and DDB are both under the supervision of the Office of the President. Creation of Task Forces The R.A. 9165 abolished the National Drug Law Enforcement and Prevention Coordinating Center, which was created under Executive Order No. 61, and the Narcotics Group of Philippine National Police (PNP- NG), Narcotics Division of National Bureau of Investigation (NBI-ND), and the Customs Narcotics Interdiction Unit of the Bureau of Customs (BOC-CNIU). Under Executive Order No.206 dated May 15, 2003, these law enforcement agencies have organized the following anti-illegal drugs task force to support the PDEA: Philippine National Police – Anti-Illegal Drugs Special Operation Task Force (PNP-AIDSOTF); National Bureau of Investigation Anti-Ilegal Drugs Task Force (NBL- AIDTF); Bureau of Customs – Customs Task Group/ Force in Dangerous Drugs and Controlled Chemicals (BOC- CTGFDDCC). Operation: Private Eye Nineteen OPE informants received P12.12 M as incentive for positive information they provided to PDEA and other law enforcement agencies which resulted in successful anti-drug operations. PDEA Director General Isidro S. Lapeña awards a 2 million pesos each to OPE informants whose information led to successful anti-drug operations. “Master” provided information resulting in the arrest of two drug personalities – who yielded 310.8 kilos of shabu in Las Piñas City. On the other hand, information provided by “Kalbo” led to the recovery of 180.9 kilos of shabu in Claveria, Cagayan.  OPERATION: PRIVATE EYE (OPE) is an incentive/reward scheme designed to encourage concerned citizens to report suspected illegal drug activities in their community. It offers anonymity to informants and their families to protect them from possible retaliation from offended drug personalities. Voluntary Surrender. Drug personalities who surrendered voluntarily to authorities flocked the Provincial Office of La Union on July 15, 2016 to demonstrate their willingness to turn away from their illegal drug activities and cooperate with the government’s campaign against drugs. Organized Drug Groups As a result of Intelligence Workshop conducted by PDEA, eleven (11) Transnational Drug Syndicates were identified to be operating in the country while, the number of local organized drug groups is pegged at 215. NCR and Region 3 have the highest number of drug groups with 30 groups each, followed by Region 7 with 27 groups and Region 9 with 22 groups. The regions with the lowest number of drug groups are Cordillera Administrative Region and CARAGA Region with one (1) drug group each. Personalities in the BADAC Watch List As of September 2011, the nationwide total number of drug personalities perfected in the Barangay Drug Abuse Council (BADAC) Watch List is pegged 37,076. Among the regions NCR has the highest number of identified drugs at personalities with 10,879 or 29,348 of the total number of drug personalities nationwide followed by PRO 4 with 7,958 or 21,468 and PRO 3 with 6,443 or 17,378. Drug Rehabilitation The number of drug patients is increasing. Based on records of Government Residential Centers’ Admission, from 1,466 in 1974, the number reached 5,945 in 2001. Statistics from rehabilitation centers show the following data: 1. Majority of patients are in the 15-29 age group. 2. The mean age of drug user is 27 years old. 3. Shabu and/or Marijuana are their drug of choice 4. The ratio of male users to female is 14:1. 5. Workers comprised 43.718% of the drug patient population 6. Unemployed comprised 35,838, 7. Students comprised 5,138. 8. Out of school youth comprised 1,183 Drug-Affected Barangays PDEA revealed that as of 2017, out of 42,036 barangays in the country, 49.65% are considered drug- affected. PDEA Director General Isidro S. Lapeña said that the said percentage represents a total of 20,872 barangays plagued by the drug menace. The consolidated data was gathered from operational reports of PDEA Operating Units and other law enforcement agencies. “Out of these barangays, 66.7 percent or 13,920 are classified as slightly affected, 32.3 percent or 6,744 barangays are moderately affected, while the remaining one percent or 208 barangays are seriously affected”, Lapeña added.  A barangay is said to be drug-affected when there is a reported presence of drug user, pusher, manufacturer, marijuana cultivator or other drug personality, drug den, marijuana plantation, clandestine drug laboratory, and facilities related to production of illegal drugs. There are three classifications in determining barangay drug-affectation: slightly affected, moderately affected, and seriously affected. Barangays are considered slightly affected if there is a reported presence of drug user/s; moderately affected if there is a reported presence of drug pusher/s and/or user/s; and seriously affected if there is a reported presence of any of the following: clandestine drug laboratory, warehouse, marijuana plantation and drug den/tiangge, drug trafficking or smuggling activities, and drug personalities (i.e. users, pushers, financiers, protectors, cultivators, manufacturers and others). The National Capital Region (NCR) has the highest rate of barangay drug affectation with 96.48 percent, followed by Region XIII at 86.58 percent and Region IX at 86.29 percent. The region least affected by the drug menace is the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) at 3.49 percent. On the other hand, a total of 4,801 barangays were declared cleared from illegal drugs from July 1, 2016 to June 2017. These barangays have reached drug-cleared status after issuance of. A certification by members of the Oversight Committee on Barangay Drug-Clearing Program. The Oversight Committee which is chaired by PDEA, is composed of provincial representatives of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG), the Philippine National Police (PNP), Department of Health (DOH) and local government units. “Before declaring that a barangay is free from illegal drug activities, the committee must convene and validate the non-availability of drug supply in the area and the absence of drug transit activity, clandestine drug laboratory and chemical warehouse, marijuana cultivation site, drug den, drug pusher and user,” Lapeñia added. The declaration is pursuant to the parameters set forth by the Dangerous Drugs Board (DDB) as provided in Section DDB Board Regulation No. 3 Series of 2017, otherwise known as “Strengthening the Implementation of the Barangay Drug-Clearing Program”. On June 2, 2017, Batanes has earned the distinction of being the country’s first province proclaimed drug-free, “The Inter-Agency Committee on Anti-Illegal Drugs (ICAD) composed of 39 member-agencies aims to clear 5,272 barangays before the year ends. If we can sustain the pace, ridding the country’s drug problem in the next four years is very much doable,” the PDEA chief said. Activity 1. “Slogan” Directions: 1. Create a slogan that promotes drug prevention. Focus on being creative, original, and making sure it is relevant to the theme of drug prevention. 2. Write a brief explanation of your slogan, explaining how it supports the message of drug prevention. 3. The actual physical copy of the slogan will be submitted at the next meeting. Materials needed: - short bond paper - pencil - art materials (e.g., markers, crayons, colored pens, etc.) Criteria: Creativity – 30% Originality – 30% Relevance to the theme – 25% Neatness – 15% TOTAL: 100% Reminder: Please read and study this lesson, and be prepared for a quiz next meeting. Thank you!