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Cdi 5 Terminologies

This document defines key terms related to dangerous drugs and substance abuse, including different types of drugs like stimulants, hallucinogens, and depressants. It also discusses drug dosage and effects, as well as ways drugs can be administered like oral ingestion and inhalation. The document concludes by covering topics like drug trafficking, gambling, and prostitution which are considered vices.

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Cdi 5 Terminologies

This document defines key terms related to dangerous drugs and substance abuse, including different types of drugs like stimulants, hallucinogens, and depressants. It also discusses drug dosage and effects, as well as ways drugs can be administered like oral ingestion and inhalation. The document concludes by covering topics like drug trafficking, gambling, and prostitution which are considered vices.

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CDI 5

1. R.A 9165 - Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002


2. R.A 6425 - Dangerous Drugs Act of 1972
3. DRUGS - chemically active substance rendering a specific effect on the central
nervous system of man.
4. DANGEROUS DRUGS BOARD - formulation of policies and programs on drug
prevention and control.
5. DRUG ABUSE - Deliberate use of medically useful drugs
6. DRUG DEPENDENCE - Also called Drug Addiction
7. ADDICTION - Severe craving for the drug
8. DRUG DOSAGE - dose of a drug is the amount taken at one time
9. MINIMAL DOSE - the smallest amount of drug that will produce a therapeutic
effect.
10. MAXIMAL DOSE - The largest amount of a drug that will produce a desired
therapeutic effect
11. TOXIC DOSE - amount of drug that produces untoward effect or symptoms of
poisoning.
12. LETHAL DOSE - amount of drug that will cause death.
13. TOXICOLOGY - commonly known as the science of poisons
14. ANALGESICS - drugs that relieves pain
15. ANTIPYRETICS - those that can lower body temperature or fever
16. ORAL INGESTION - one of the most common ways taking a drug
17. INHALATION - the second most commonly used route of drug administration.
18. SNORTING - inhalation through the nose of drugs in gaseous form
19. DRUG TRAFFICKING - refers to the sale and distribution of illegal drugs
20. STIMULANTS - drugs which induce alertness and wakefulness “also called as
uppers.”
21. HALLUCINOGEN - Natural or synthetic psychoactive drugs that produce
reactions such as perceptual alternations and changes in the state of
consciousness
22. DEPRESSANT - drugs which act on and depress the central nervous system
“also called as downers.”
23. METHAMPHETAMINE - considered as the most abused stimulants in the
Philippines
24. CANNABIS SATIVA - the world’s oldest cultivated plant started by the Incas of
Peru “also known as Sacred Tree.”
25. OPERATION PRIVATE EYE - a citizen based information collection project of
(former) DEP Center and now the PDEA will continue what is has started.
26. VICE - Any immoral conduct or habit
27. PROSTITUTION - act or practice of a woman who engage or habitually in sexual
intercourse for money or profit.
28. PROSTITUTE - woman who engage in discriminate sexual intercourse
29. WHORES - is a name often used for all types of prostitute
30. GAMBLING - wagering of money or something of material value on an event
31. PAGCOR - (Philippine Amusement and Gambling Corporation) office that
controls/regulates gambling games.

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