addition to being the Strategy lead; and Public Safety Canada (PS) is responsible for one component under the Prevention Action Plan and Enforcement Action Plan, in addition to leading the Enforcement Action Plan. The five largest individual components, in terms of the five-year budget, account for 69% of the total budget. These components include the DTFP ($124.5 million), Marihuana and Clandestine Lab Teams/Proceeds of Crime ($91.4 million), Drug Strategy Community Initiatives Fund (DSCIF) ($55.2 million), Drug Analysis Service ($49.2 million), and NNADAP ($35.5 million).
The primary beneficiaries of the Strategy include young people and their parents, targeted at-risk or vulnerable populations, and the Canadian public. Treatment delivery agencies, educators, health professionals, police and other social service providers, researchers and practitioners are among the Strategy’s secondary beneficiaries, given that the activities conducted under the Strategy facilitate and improve their work. The Strategy also involves a wide range of provincial, national and international stakeholders including governmental and non-governmental organizations (NGOs), academic institutions, communities, private sector corporations and associations, and regulated parties. The stakeholders play various roles in the Strategy including providing services, initiating new programs, conducting research and development, and providing advisory support.
Table 1: Characteristics of the Components of the National Anti-Drug Strategy Footnote6
This amount includes $2M spent in 2007/08 under HC, but for the purposes of this document, it is reported under Justice.
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Funding for this component ended March 31, 2012.
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Planned and actual spending include former funding from the CDS and new funding under the Strategy
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Figures in this chart were calculated based on amounts reported in the Department of Justice Canada Departmental Performance Reports and do not incorporate re-profiled and adjusted funding amounts.
continuum of care. More importantly, services are built on community resources. (See more information on Treatment and Rehabilitation)
Research
Through its Policy Studies, Research and Statistics Division (PSRSD), the DDB conducts research and studies to gather data and analyze trends in drug abuse and trafficking in the country. (See more information on Research and Statistics)
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2. Is any substance other than food or
water that is intended to be taken or
administered for the purpose of altering
the recipients physical, mental or
emotional state.
WHAT IS a DRUG
3. Drug abuse is the use of any chemical substance,
legal or illegal, resulting to individual’s physical,
mental, emotional impairment.
Forms of Drug Abuse
• Use of legal drugs without prescription or consultation with
a physician;
• Use of legal drugs for a purpose different from what it was
designed and prescribed for;
• Using drugs and substances without legitimate medical
application or purpose
WHAT IS DRUG ABUSE
4. Classifications of Drugs: ORIGIN
1. Natural - anything that comes from nature.
2. Synthetic - anything that is produced artificially or processed
in the laboratory.
Plants (Marijuana)
Shabu
6. Routes of Drug Administration
(How are Drugs Taken)
• Smoking - the drug is inhaled, goes to the
lungs and is then rapidly absorbed into the
bloodstream.
7. • Snorting - snorted chemicals will enter the
bloodstream through the mucus membrane in
the nose.
8. • Oral Route – swallowing the drugs allows the
drugs to move onto the stomach where they
are absorbed by the stomach lining and then
enter the bloodstream
9. • Injections: of putting fluid
into the body, usually with
a syringe and a
hollow needle which is
pierced through the skin to a
sufficient depth for the drugs
to be administered into the
body
• Suppositories –Drugs is
absorbed through the mucus
membrane in the rectum.
11. Methamphetamine Hydrochloride
Other name: “Shabu”
What It Looks Like: crystals or crystalline
powder, different colored powders,
capsules, resembles “Tawas”
How it's Administered: Smoked, Taken
Orally, or Injected.
Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency 21
DRUG SITUATION UPDATE
13. Marijuana
What It Looks Like: Similar to dried
parsley (Kinchay) with stems and/or
seeds, rolled into cigarettes or cigars
How it's Administered: Smoked or taken
Orally
15. Methylenedioxymethamphetamine
Other Names: MDMA, Ecstasy
What It Looks Like: TABLETS
How it's Administered: Taken Orally,
Suppository (rarely)
Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency DRUG SITUATION UPDATE
17. Mixed Meth, Ecstasy (MDMA) and Chinese Viagra called
“Fly High” (Party Drug)
21 capsules seized in
December 2013
290 capsules
seized in January 2014
223 tablets seized in March 2014 67 capsules seized in August 2014
20. excessive gain or
loss of weight
Meth Bugs
Bruises on the
arms
Red blood-shot eyes,
dilated eye pupils or
puffy, droopy eyelids
Tooth decay and
swollen gums
Haggard appearance
Wearing of long-
sleeved attire and dark
glasses even at
inappropriate times
21. Irritability
Secretive
Aggressiveness
Lose Interest in their Common Activities.
Association with known drug
personalities
Involvement in petty theft
22. Frequently absent
from classes
Frequently NO
ASSIGNMENT,
NO PROJECT
Significant
drop in
grades in
school
Disinterested and
uncooperative in
class
Frequently sleepy
or SLEEPING in
class
24. Signed: June 7, 2002
Published: June 19, 2002
Took effect: July 4, 2002
Republic Act 9165
THE COMPREHENSIVE DANGEROUS DRUGS
ACT OF 2002
Provides for stiffer penalties
Re-engineered the drug law
enforcement system
27. SALE, TRADING, DELIVERY, TRANSPORTATION,
DISTRIBUTION OF DANGEROUS DRUGS
(Article II, Sec 5)
Life imprisonment and P500K- 10M fine
REGARDLESS
OF QUANTITY
AND PURITY
28. POSSESSION OF DANGEROUS DRUGS
(Article II, Sec 11)
10 grams or more of cocaine
50 grams or more of shabu
500 grams or more of
marijuana
Life imprisonment
and
P500K- 10M fine
THRESHOLD
29. POSSESSION OF EQUIPMENT & OTHER
PARAPHERNALIA FOR DANGEROUS DRUGS
(Article II, Sec 12)
6 months to
4 years
imprisonment
and P10K-
P50K fine
30. USE OF DANGEROUS DRUGS
(Article II, Sec 15)
(1st Offense:)
Min: 6 months –
Max: 18 months
rehabilitation
(2nd Offense:)
6-12 years
imprisonment and
P50K-200K fine