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• Contains 13 articles and 102 sections
• Approved on June 7, 2002 by Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo
• Repealed RA 6425 or the Dangerous Drugs Act of 1972
• 'poor man's cocaine is also another name for shabu
• shabu is known as Methamphetamine hydrochloride
• Marijuana or mary jane Comes from the plant Cannabis sativa
• Ecstasy also known as Methylenedioxymethamphetamine
• Mariiuana - 2 days to 3 weeks
• POSITIVE: if meth level is > 250 ng/mL AND amphetamine levelis > 100 ng/mL
• Rehabilitation period: not less than 6 months andnot more than 1 year (appraisal of furtherconfinement must be done after)
• After-care and follow-up program for at least 18months after discharge
• 17 members: 3 permanent, 12 ex-officio, 2 regular
• • RA 10586 removed the mandatory drug testing forapplicants for drivers' license
• HEAD OF THE LAB (Screening)• Clinical Pathologist or any licensed physician w/ certificationin Clinical Laboratory Management by the DOH
• HEAD OF THE LAB (Confirmatory)• physician/pathologist with 2 years experience in analyticaltoxicology• chemist with a master's degree and 2 years experience inanalytical chemistry
• ANALYST (Screening)• either a chemist, med tech, pharmacist, or chemical engineer withtraining
• ANALYST (Confirmatory)• Required: full-time chemist with training in chromatography and massspectroscopy and either a med tech, pharmacist, or chemical engineerwith training in screening• The personnel verify chain of custody, perform test, certify results,perform QA
• AUTHORIZED SPECIMEN COLLECTOR: instructs, assists, andreceives/inspects specimens
• Custody and Control Form- a BHFS-approved formused to document thecollection, transport,security, and test results ofthe specimen
• Chain of Custody Document• The form/s used to document thesecurity of the specimen and allaliquots of the specimen duringtesting and storage
• URINE: most common drug testing• 60 mL is needed
• 2 mL of saliva collected in a 30 mL polyethylene specimencontainer
• Blood - most expensive, most accurate• plain test tube, 10 mL (sample: minimum of 5 mL)• No standardized procedure available
• Sweat• FDA-approved sweat patch (worn 1-2 weeks)
• 100 mg hair in 200 mg capacity self-sealing transparent plastic bag• expensive and tedious• detects chronic substance abuse
• Negative: 5 days after receipt of result Positive, adulterated, substituted, or invalid: minimum of 15 days upon receipt of result; may be extended for up to a yearupon request
• • pH: 4.0-9.0
• Specific Gravity: 1.003-1.030
• Temperature: 32-38 degrees C
• Volume: 30-60 mL
• Odor: aromatic
• ADULTERATION - with a substance not normally present in the testspecimen
• Screening - FDA-DOH-approved testing kits using immunoassay
• Gold standard: gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS)
• Challenge test - replicate test when confirmatory results are legally questioned
• Re-test - lab satisfaction for quality validation
• Administer. – Any act of introducing any dangerous drug into the body of any person, with or without his/her knowledge, by injection, inhalation, ingestion or other means, or of committing any act of indispensable assistance to a person in administering a dangerous drug to himself/herself unless administered by a duly licensed practitioner for purposes of medication.
• Chemical Diversion. – The sale, distribution, supply or transport of legitimately imported, in-transit, manufactured or procured controlled precursors and essential chemicals, in diluted, mixtures or in concentrated form, to any person or entity engaged in the manufacture of any dangerous drug, and shall include packaging, repackaging, labeling, relabeling or concealment of such transaction through fraud, destruction of documents, fraudulent use of permits, misdeclaration, use of front companies or mail fraud.
• Clandestine Laboratory. – Any facility used for the illegal manufacture of any dangerous drug and/or controlled precursor and essential chemical.
• Confirmatory Test. – An analytical test using a device, tool or equipment with a different chemical or physical principle that is more specific which will validate and confirm the result of the screening test