PDEA bares 7 new dangerous drugsThe Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) issued a warning to the public on the inclusion of seven additional substances in the list of dangerous drugs based on the recommendations of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and the Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND). It is a new and potentially lethal designer drug;f. METHOXETAMINE (MXE) – is a new recreational drug, structural analog of ketamine with potent hallucinogenic properties; andg. PHENAZEPAM – it is a benzodiazepine with anxiolytic, euphoric, anti-convulsant, amnestic, muscle relaxant, and hypnotic (sleep-inducing) effects. “Based on the foregoing recommendations, PDEA as the lead anti-drug agency in partnership with the Philippine National Police (PNP), National Bureau of Investigation (NBI), Bureau of Customs (BOC) and other instrumentalities in the field of drug law enforcement, will include these substances in the regulatory monitoring of license registration, and import/export permit authorization and will arrest those possessing these new dangerous drugs,” Lapeña said. It is disguised as oxycodone. Manifestations of overdose are lethargic look, disoriented, shallow breathing, a slow heart rate and low blood pressure;b. MT-45 – is a piperazine derivative with potent analgesic activity comparable to morphine;c. PARA-METHOXYMETHYLAMPHETAMINE (PPMA) – it is a stimulant and psychedelic recreational drug which may be used as substitute to ecstasy.

Source: Manila Bulletin August 06, 2016 23:48 UTC