RA 9165: Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002

June 7, 2002

Enactment date of RA 9165

Gloria Macapagal Arroyo

President who signed the approval of RA 9165

Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002

RA 9165 shall be known and cited as?

• Imprisonment: Life

• Fine: 500K - 10M

Penalty for importing any dangerous drugs

• Imprisonment: Life

• Fine: 500K - 10M

Penalty for financing a drug addict

• Imprisonment: Life

• Fine: 500K - 10M

Penalty for mediating the transactions between a drug addict & a drug pusher

• Imprisonment: Life

• Fine: 500K - 10M

Penalty for being involved in the commerce & logistics of any dangerous drugs

• Imprisonment: Life

• Fine: 500K - 10M

Penalty for maintainance of a drug den

• Imprisonment: Life

• Fine: 500K - 10M

Penalty for involving a minor or a mentally incapacitated individual

• Imprisonment: Life

• Fine: 500K - 10M

Penalty for manufacture any dangerous drug

• Imprisonment: Life

• Fine: 500K - 10M

Penalty for possession of a dangerous drug during social gatherings (meetings, parties. etc)

• Imprisonment: Life

• Fine: 500K - 10M

Penalty for cultivation of plants classified as a dangerous drug

• Imprisonment: Life

• Fine: 500K - 10M

Penalty for unlawful prescription of any dangerous drug

• Imprisonment: 12 - 20 yrs

• Fine: 100K - 500K

Penalty for importation of precursors & chemicals

• Imprisonment: 12 - 20 yrs

• Fine: 100K - 500K

Penalty for protecting / coddling a drug addict

• Imprisonment: 12 - 20 yrs

• Fine: 100K - 500K

Penalty for mediating transactions for precursors & chemicals

• Imprisonment: 12 - 20 yrs

• Fine: 100K - 500K

Penalty for maintenance of a den for precursors & chemicals

• Imprisonment: 12 - 20 yrs

• Fine: 100K - 500K

Penalty for working in a den while being aware

• Imprisonment: 12 - 20 yrs

• Fine: 100K - 500K

Penalty for any individual who visits a den while being aware

• Imprisonment: 12 - 20 yrs

• Fine: 100K - 500K

Penalty for manufacture of any precursors & chemicals

• Imprisonment: 12 - 20 yrs

• Fine: 100K - 500K

Penalty for manufacture & logistics of equipments for dangerous drugs & precursors/chemicals

• Imprisonment: 12 - 20 yrs

• Fine: 100K - 500K

Penalty for unnecessary prescription of dangerous drugs

• Imprisonment: 6 mos - 4 yrs

• Fine: 10K - 50K

Penalty for introduction of a dangerous drug into the body

• Imprisonment: 6 mos - 4 yrs

• Fine: 10K - 50K

Penalty for possession of equipment used for manufacturing of dangerous drugs

• Imprisonment: 6 mos - 4 yrs

• Fine: 10K - 50K

Penalty for violation of a board regulation

• Imprisonment: 1 - 6 yrs

• Fine: 10K - 50K

Penalty for failure to maintain original records of transactions

• Imprisonment: 6 - 12 yrs

• Fine: 100K - 500K

Penalty for issuing fraudulent drug test results

• Death Penalty

• Fine: 1M - 15M

Penalty for a person’s death using drugs inside a drug den

• Imprisonment: 12 - 20 yrs

• Fine: 300K - 400K

Penalty for being found in possession of <49 g of other drugs & shabu

• Imprisonment: 12 - 20 yrs

• Fine: 300K - 400K

Penalty for being found in possession of <300 g of marijuana

• Imprisonment: 20 yrs - life

• Fine: 400K - 500K

Penalty for being found in possession of 5 - 9 g of other drugs & shabu

• Imprisonment: 20 yrs - life

• Fine: 400K - 500K

Penalty for being found in possession of 300 - 499 g of marijuana

• Imprisonment: life

• Fine: 400K - 500K

Penalty for being found in possession of 10 - 49 g of shabu

• Imprisonment: life

• Fine: 500k - 10M

Penalty for being found in possession of >10 g of other drugs

• Imprisonment: life

• Fine: 500k - 10M

Penalty for being found in possession of >50 g of shabu

• Imprisonment: life

• Fine: 500k - 10M

Penalty for being found in possession of >500 g of marijuana

Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA)

Takes charge and has custody of anything drug-related

Minimum of 6 mos in REHAB

1st offense of drug abuse

• Imprisonment: 6 - 12 yrs

• Fine: 50K - 200K

2nd offense of drug abuse

6-yr term of secretary rank

Board Chairman’s Term of Office

Board Chairman’s Term of Office

6-yr term of secretary rank

Board 2nd Permanent Member’s Term of Office

4-yr term of undersecretary rank

Board 3rd Permanent Member’s Term of Office

2-yr term of undersecretary rank

3 members

How many are the permanent members in the Board?

12 members

How many are the Ex Officio members in the board?

2 members

How many are the regular members in the board?

Opium

• Originated in China

• used as herbal medicine

Opium Poppy

Opium was derived from this chemical

Morphine

• Metabolite of heroin

• Powerful analgesic

• Used in treatment of congestive heart failure

• Increases liver & pancreatic enzymes

Heroin

• Common in depressed areas

• Highly addictive (true physical dependence)

• Removes physical & emotional pain

• After use:

  • Red eyes

  • Lower temp

Cocaine Hydrochloride

• Alkaloid salt (Ecgonine)

• Derived from coca plant (Erythroxylum coca)

• Local anesthetic for nasopharyngeal surgery

Marijuana

• Can be used medically

Methamphetamine Hydrochloride

• Treatment of:

  • Narcolepsy

  • ADHD

• Stimulants w/ high abuse potential

• Inexpensive

Shabu

Methamphetamine Hydrochloride is commonly known in the Philippines as?

Lysergic Acid Diethylamine (LSD)

• Used as anesthetic

• Expensive

• Prescribed

• Panic reactions “bad trip” (most common adverse reaction)

• Prolonged psychotic episodes & flashbacks

Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA)

• Common in parties

• Club culture in 1990s

Trimethoxyamphetamine (TMA)

• Used for anti-obesity

Gamma Hydroxybutyrate (GHB)

• Same effect as LSD

• Unprescribed

• Commonly used for kidnapping

Drug Testing Methods

1. Screening test

2. Confirmatory test

Screening Test

Test that determines the positive result as well as the type of drug used

Confirmatory Test

Test that confirm a positive screening test

Duration of Drug Test Certificates

1-year period from date of issuance

Mandatory Drug Testing

1. Driver’s license application

2. Firearm’s license application

3. High School & College students

4. Public/Private office employees

5. Police, military, law enforcement agencies

Family

Basic unit of Filipino society

Family.

Primarily responsible for education & awareness about dangerous drugs.

Community Service

What is included as part of the after-care and follow-up program for a 1st time minor offender

Requirement for Permanent Members of the Board

7-year training & experience in the field of dangerous drug and in any of the ff fields:

• Law

• Medicine

• Criminology

• Psychology

• Social Work

President

Appoints the permanent members of the Board

Regular Members of the Board

1. President of Integrated Bar of the PH

2. Chairman/President of a NGO involved in dangerous drug campaign

Permanent Consultants of the Board

1. NBI Director

2. PNP Chief