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Philippines: Massive Drug Abuse
PHILIPPINES: MASSIVE DRUG ABUSE

Submitted by:
Howard Elton Navarro
John Kenneth Maimot

Submitted to:
Prof. Desserie Maynes

March 13, 2012
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Grateful acknowledgements are due to the following resources for lending their books and ideas for this research paper. And also the authors for letting the researchers used the following articles and selection of their books for this subject matter.
Kaban ng Hiyas Library of Mandaluyong City for the books
Google as research engine for the internet articles
The researchers also would like to render a great appreciation to the people behind the success of this research paper who have helped in conducting the research. And last, great thanks to the God Almighty for His gratefulness for bringing knowledge and strength to finish this research paper.

HEN
JKM

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Page
Title Page ……………………………………………………… i
Acknowledgements ……………………………………………… ii
Table of Contents ……………………………………………… iii
Introduction ……………………………………………………… 1
What is a drug? ……………………………………………… 2
Drug Abuse ……………………………………………………… 2
Drug Addiction ……………………………………………………. 3
Drug Syndicates in the Philippines ……………………… 3
Prohibited Drugs …………………………………………………. 5
Regulated Drugs ……………………………………………… 18
Volatile Substances ……………………………………………… 23
Causes of Drug Abuse and Dependency ……………………… 26
Typology of Drug Abuser ……………………………………… 29 iii General Signs and Symptoms of Drug Abuse ……………… 30
Effects of Drug Abuse ……………………………………… 31
Laws against Drug Abuse ……………………………………… 34
Prevention of Drug Abuse and Addiction …….......................... 37
Notes ……………………………………………………………… 47
Bibliography ……………………………………………………… 53

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PHILIPPINES: MASSIVE DRUG ABUSE
Howard Elton Navarro
John Kenneth Maimot
ENGL 1023: Writing in the Discipline
Prof. Desserie Maynes
INTRODUCTION

Drug abuse, one problem currently alarming the people of the world, is not a new one. For many hundreds of years, we find references to

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