Presented by PDEA RO1 PECIS TEAM

during the 2017 RCMC held at NSCC Plaza, Caoayan, Ilocos Sur

Oct. 30, 2017

Why is Drugs a Bad Idea?

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, controlledprecursors and essential chemicals within the Philippines.

How much is a gram of methamphetamine (shabu)?

Price of methamphetamine

• 10 g (90,000 pesos)• 5 g (45,000 pesos)• 1 g (9,000 pesos)• 2 g (18,000 pesos)• 0.1 g (3,000 pesos)• 0.3 g (1,500 pesos)

Prices of Basic Neccesecities

Price of Basic Necessities

• Rice

How many kilos of rice can you buy with the value of 0.1 grams of shabu?

Price of Basic Necessities

• Sardines

How many cans of sardines can you buy with the value of 0.1 grams of shabu?

= 2000 Php

Price of Basic Necessities

• Coffee

Expensive… its that simple

• Just for a few hours of high (3 hours) you’ve just wasted a months worth of food.

• 10 grams of shabu is worth 70,000 pesos

• What can you buy with 70,000?

The Vicious Cycle of Drug

Abuse

A Drug Lord Injects a Pusher in a

Community

The Drug Lord then Supplies Free Drugs to

the Community

When a group of users are already addicted to dangerous drugs,

The Drug Lord abruptly cuts the supply of freebies

Users now are already addicts, since the free drugs are already cut off, they now

buy their dose of drugs.

They now work to feed their addictions, food on the table is

gone, bills are starting to pile up, automatically they do not perform in their jobs, eventually they will

get fired.

Now jobless they start selling their properties to

feed their addictions

Eventually, all properties and belongings are gone, their families leave them because of their erratic

behaviors.

Couple overdosed leaving their child unattended

Another angle

Now alone and penniless they now resort to criminality to feed

their addictions.

They will start to commit robberies (which can lead to homicides) and theft.

OR

They can start selling drugs to

continue the Vicious cycle

The number of addicts and pushers grow, lets be frugal about the number of people

who will be hooked and eventually become pushers.

one will become ten, ten will become one

hundred, one hundred will become thousands

The ADDICT will eventually become

a PUSHER

THE PUSHER ALSO AN ADDICT WILL EVENTUALLY USE HIS STASH OF

ILLEGAL DRUGSNOW, THE DRUG LORD WILL NOTICE WHY THE

SALES OF ILLEGAL DRUGS ARE GOING DOWN YET HE KEEPS ON SUPPLYING DRUGS TO THE COMMUNITY. HE THEN FINDS OUT THAT HIS TRUSTED DEALER USED THE ILLEGAL DRUGS

FOR HIS OWN CONSUMPTION

WHAT HAPPENS

NEXT?

SINCE HE HAS A LOT OF DEALERS ON HAND, HE

NOW MAKES AN EXAMPLE OF THE

DEALER WHO USED HIS SUPPLY.

AN EXAMPLE OF A DEALER WHO USED HIS SUPPLY.

And another

Drug dealers are executed in the most horrifying ways just to make a point. Drug Lords wont tolerate

theft in their syndicate.

So where is the DRUG LORD? He is somewhere enjoying the fruits of his

labor at the cost of others.There is an unspoken rule with regards to drug

lords

“don’t use what you sell”

Even drug lords know that their illegal

drugs isn't good for them.

Characteristics of Addicts in

the Workplace

Deterioration of physical appearance

- Loss of weight - Haggard appearance (unkempt

appearance)

-Constricted pupils (wearing of sunglasses

at inappropriate times)

General changes in over-all personality

- aggressive - unable to accept criticisms

- increasingly prone to injury due to carelessness - disinterested in his job

- frequenting odd places without cause

(storage rooms, closets, basements)

Characteristics of Addicts in the Workplace

• Work output is poor• Is often sick (flu, colds, sinus problems, etc.)• Shows disinterest in job and do not want to

improve oneself through training• Association with unknown personalities

Effects on Employer• Pilferage and theft• Employee embezzlement• Risk of company/department secrets being sold

to competitors or unauthorized person• Decline in worker discipline creating supervisory

problems• Does not respond well to training• Loss of public trust and confidence through poor

quality products and services

Change of Normal Capabilities

Absenteeism in both work and school

Choices to make once you get involved with

drugs

Choice of law enforcement agency who will arrest you

Which mental hospital to go to?

Or when will the grim reaper take you?

the choice is yours.