This document discusses different types of drugs, their classification, effects, and factors related to drug abuse. It covers prescriptive and over-the-counter drugs, common drug administration routes, drug effects categories, legal drug categories, commonly abused drugs like narcotics, hallucinogens, and stimulants. The document also discusses factors that can lead to drug abuse like association, experimentation, habituation, and dependence. It outlines several groups of drug abusers and the general physical, psychological, social, mental, and economic effects of drug abuse.

1. DANGEROUS DRUGS
By: Jorge S. Baniaga, Criminologist

7. PRESCRIPTIVE DRUGS
• These are drugs requiring written authorization from a medical
officer to allow a purchase.

8. OVER THE COUNTER DRUGS (OTC)
• OTC drugs are non-prescription medicines, which maybe purchase from any
pharmacy or drugstore without any authorization from a doctor.

9. PHYSIOLOGY OF DRUGS

10. DESCRIPTION OF DRUGS INTAKE
•Minimal Dose
•Maximal Dose
•Toxic dose
•Abusive dose
•Lethal Dose

11. COMMON ROUTES IN ADMINISTRATION OF DRUGS

12. ORAL

13. INJECTION

14. INHALATION

15. TOPICAL

16. IONTOPHORESIS

17. GENERAL CLASSIFICATION OF DRUGS

18. ACCORDING TO EFFECTS
Depressants – paralysis of the central nervous system
Stimulants – stimulates the central nervous system
Hallucinogens – mind altering drugs and give general
effect of mood distortion

19. ACCORDING TO MEDICAL PHARMACOLOGY
• Depressants
• Narcotics
• Tranquilizers
• Stimulants
• Hallucinogens
• Solvents/Inhalants

20. ACCORDING TO LEGAL CATEGORIES
-RA 6425-
Prohibited Drugs
Narcotics – opium ant its
derivatives, morphine,
heroin, codeine and
synthetic opiates, etc.
Stimulants – Cocaine, alpha
and beta eucaine, etc.
Hallucinogens – Marijuana,
LSD, mescaline, etc.
Regulated Drugs
Barbiturates - depressants as
veronal like luminal, amytal,
Nembutal, surital, butisol,
penthotal, seconal, etc.
Hypnotics – Mandrax,
Quaalude, Fadormir, etc.
Amphetamines – stimulants like
Benzedrine, dezedrine,
methedrine, preluding, etc.
Volatile Substances
(PD1619)
Liquid, solid or mixed
substances having the property of
releasing toxic vapors or fumes
which when sniffed, smelled,
inhaled or introduced into the
physiological system of the body
produces a condition of
intoxication, excitement or dulling
of the brain or nervous system.
Example:
Glue, gasoline, kerosene, ether,
paint, thinner, lacquer, etc

21. CLASSIFICATION OF DANGEROUS
DRUGS

22. DEPRESSANTS (DOWNERS)
Narcotics Opium
Morphine Barbiturates
Heroine Seconal
Codeine Tranquilizers
Paregoric Volatile solvents
Demerol Alcohol

23. STIMULANTS
Amphetamines, Cocaine
Caffeine , Shabu/”poor man’s cocaine”,
Nicotine

24. HALLUCINOGENS
Marijuana STP (Serenity, Tranquility, and Peace)
Lysergic Acid Psilocybin
Peyote Morning Glory Seeds
Mescaline

25. COMMONLY ABUSED DRUGS

26. NARCOTIC DRUGS

27. HALLUCINOGENIC DRUGS

28. STIMULANTS

29. SEDATIVES

30. SOLVENTS

33. ASSOCIATION

34. EXPERIMENTATION

35. INEXPERIENCED DOCTORS

36. HABITUATION

37. TOLERATION

38. DEPENDENCE

39. FACTORS IN YOUTHFUL DRUG ABUSE

40. MOTIVES AND ATTITUDES

41. PERSONALITY AND PATHOLOGY

42. FAMILY BACKGROUND

43. PSYCHO-SOCIAL DISORDER

44. PRIMARY CAUSES OF DRUG ABUSE

45. PRIDE

46. ANGER

47. LUST

48. GLUTTONY

49. ENVY

50. GREED

51. LAZINESS

52. GROUP CLASSIFICATION OF DRUG ABUSERS

53. SITUATIONAL USERS

54. SPREE USERS

55. HARD CORE ADDICTS

56. HIPPIES

57. IDENTIFICATION OF DRUG ABUSERS
Change in interest
Frequent shifting of mood
Changes in behavior
Change in physical appearance

58. GENERAL EFFECTS OF DRUG ABUSE
•Physical effects
•Psychological effects
•Social effects
•Mental effects
•Economic effects

62. PNP ARRESTED SOME DRUG PERSONALITIES

63. DRUG SURRENDERRIES