A useful ppt for The social Menace of Drug Addiction.Drug is defined as follows according to the Philippine Drug Enforcemenr Agency (PDEA:Clinical definition- Drug is therapeutic substance other than food used in the preservation, diagnosis, alleviation, treatment, or cure of disease in human or animals.
General definition- Drug is a substance aside from food intended to affect the structure or function of a physiological system like the human body.
Popular definition- Drug refers mainly to chemical or plant-derived substances that affect the body’s psychological, behavioral or physical functions and leads to varying degrees of dependence or addiction.An addiction is not having control over doing, taking, or using something, until it becomes hanrmful. Commonly, there are dependencies on alcohol or drugs, but you can also become addicted to everything from gambling to chocolates. Being addicted to something means having a difficult time without during the day
Classification of Dangerous Drugs, According to the Dangerous Drugs Act of 1972, there are two classes of dangerous drugs:
1. Prohibited drugs- Drugs that effects of narcotics or those that relieve pain and induce sleep (cocaine, LSD, marijuana, opium and its derivatives, etc.)
2. Regulated drugs- Drugs which includes self-inducing sedatives like barbiturates amphetamines, or other hypnotic drugs or compounds producing the same physiological effects. It talks about different kinds of drugs, classification of drugs such as inhalants, marijuana, metamphetamine hydrochloride (shabu), ecstacy, narcotics, cocaine, sedatives, steroids, tabacco and Opiates/ Narcotics. It also emphasizes its effects individually. It includes reasons behind drug abuse such as curiosity, rebellion and willingness, escapism and Social influence such as peer pressure. The topics main purpose is to inform, educate and advocate. Spreading the word and help raise awareness of such social issues happening in our society.
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3. 1. Clinical definition- Drug is therapeutic substance other than food used in the
preservation, diagnosis, alleviation, treatment, or cure of disease in human
or animals.
2. General definition- Drug is a substance aside from food intended to affect
the structure or function of a physiological system like the human body.
3. Popular definition- Drug refers mainly to chemical or plant-derived
substances that affect the body’s psychological, behavioral or physical
functions and leads to varying degrees of dependence or addiction.
Drug is defined as follows according to the
Philippine Drug Enforcemenr Agency (PDEA:
4. ADDICTION
An addiction is not having control
over doing, taking, or using
something, until it becomes
hanrmful. Commonly, there are
dependencies on alcohol or drugs,
but you can also become addicted
to everything from gambling to
chocolates. Being addicted to
something means having a difficult
time without during the day
5. Classification of Dangerous Drugs
Regulated drugs
Drugs which includes self-
inducing sedatives like
barbiturates
amphetamines, or other
hypnotic drugs or
compounds producing the
same physiological effects
Prohibited drugs
Drugs that effects of
narcotics or those that
relieve pain and induce
sleep (cocaine, LSD,
marijuana, opium and its
derivatives, etc.)
According to the Dangerous Drugs Act of 1972, there are two classes
of dangerous drugs:
