ALCOHOL DRUGS Alcohol: Is It A Drug? Yes, alcohol is a drug. Specifically, alcohol is a Psychotropic Central Nervous System (CNS) Depressant. Being a “psychotropic” drug means alcohol has an impact on cognition, emotions, and perception. Alcohol shares this designation with many other well-known drugs, such as Marijuana, Cocaine, and LSD. Being a CNS Depressant means that alcohol slows the activity of the brain; it also shares this trait with many other drugs such as Ambien, Xanax, and Valium
AYAHUASCA DRUGS Ayahuasca (pronounced ‘eye-ah-WAH-ska’) is a plant-based psychedelic. Psychedelics affect all the senses, altering a person’s thinking, sense of time and emotions. They can cause a person to hallucinate—seeing or hearing things that do not exist or are distorted.
FENTANYL DRUGS Fentanyl is a potent synthetic piperidine opioid drug primarily used as an analgesic. It is 20 to 40 times more potent than heroin and 100 times more potent than morphine; its primary clinical utility is in pain management for cancer patients and those recovering from painful surgeries.
HALLUCINOGEN DRUGS Hallucinogens are a large and diverse class of psychoactive drugs that can produce altered states of consciousness characterized by major alterations in thought, mood, and perception as well as other changes. Most hallucinogens can be categorized as either being psychedelics, dissociatives, or deliriants.
CANNABIS Cannabis, also known as marijuana or weed among other names, is a psychoactive drug from the cannabis plant. Native to Central or South Asia, the cannabis plant has been used as a drug for both recreational and entheogenic purposes and in various traditional medicines for centuries.
COCAINE Cocaine is a tropane alkaloid that acts as a central nervous system stimulant. As an extract, it is mainly used recreationally, and often illegally for its euphoric and rewarding effects.
Law about Drugs Republic Act 9165 or the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002 It is the policy of the State to safeguard the integrity of its territory and the well being of its citizenry particularly the youth, from the harmful effects of dangerous drugs on their physical and mental well being, and to defend the same against acts or omissions detrimental to their development and preservation.
Law about Drugs Republic Act of 10586 ; or the Anti-drunked and Drugged Driving Act of 2013 Aims to prevent accidents caused by drivers under the influence of alcohol or drugs. This law imposes penalties on those caught driving while impaired.
War on Drug s What is War on Drugs? The "War on Drugs" in the context of Rodrigo Duterte refers to the anti-drug campaign initiated by the Philippines' President Rodrigo Duterte after he took office in 2016. Duterte's approach involves a strong emphasis on law enforcement and has been characterized by aggressive measures, including extrajudicial killings of individuals suspected of involvement in drug-related activities.
War on Drugs Issue Jennifer M. drew this using pencil and crayon as part of her therapy for the psychological distress she suffered after witnessing the killing of her father by police officers inside their Quezon City home in December 2016.
War on Drugs Issue Jennifer M. is only 11 years old when she saw his father died on a Anti-Drug operation of the police. According to Jennifer M. (daughter of Benigno M.)she saw his father showing his id to the police while pointing the gun on his head.As stated by "Belinda" Husband of Benigno. He said that "Sir, whether I commited a crime or not, please have mercy.Please don't kill me. If you want, just detain me because i pity my children".It was just a few moments, then the police fired at him.