Chapter 2 Cdi
Chapter 2 Cdi
• All medicines are drugs, but not all drugs are medicine
drug.
Medical Drugs
• Prohibited Drugs
• Regulated Drugs
• Volatile Substances
• Natural or synthetic, with
the physiological effects of
A. Prohibited a narcotic or a
Drug hallucinogenic drug.
• Self inducing sedatives
• Produces a physiological
B. Regulated action similar to
drug amphetamine, and
hypnotic drugs.
• Liquid, solid or mixed substances
having the property of releasing toxic
vapors or fumes or chemical substance
which when sniffed, smelled, inhaled
C. Volatile introduced into the physiological
Substances system of the body produce/induce a.
condition of intoxication, inebriation
excitement, stupefaction, etc.
RA 9165- Dangerous Drug Act of 2002
• means a state of psychic or physical dependence, or both, on a
dangerous drug, arising in a person following administration
or use of that drug on a periodic or continuous basis.
• Physical Dependence
Characteristics
• Mental or Psychological
of Drug Dependence
Dependency • Idiosyncrasy or Side Effect
1. Physical dependence
the body's physical system changes until the body needs that
particular drug in order to function.
2. Mental or psychological dependence
• Drugs and alcohol responsiveness. often actually reduce sexual Babies born of drug
dependent mothers are often born tair dependent and require special care, some are
mentally and physically impaired as harmed during fetus development. ir a substance
abuser's drug of choice is unavailable, in order to maintain their high and to avoid
withdrawal symptoms, they will use other controlled substance which is available.
Sometimes they are multi-user since they take several different drugs at one or at
different times. Multi use means multi-risk
DRUG OVERDOSE