Drug Scenario in The Philippines

DRUG SCENARIO
IN THE PHILIPPINES
LET’S PLAY
ADD
AGREE
DISAGREE
DON’T KNOW
STATEMENT #1
DRUGS ARE NOT A CONCERN

IN THE PHILIPPINES
STATEMENT #2
FILIPINO MALES ARE MORE

PRONE TO DRUG USE THAN
FEMALES
STATEMENT #3
TEENAGERS ARE IN DANGER

TO DRUG USE, MISUSE AND
ABUSE
STATEMENT #4
ALL MEDICINES ARE DRUGS

BUT NOT ALL DRUGS ARE
MEDICINES!
STATEMENT #5
DRUGS CHANGE THE WAY THE

BRAIN THINKSAND PROCESS
INFORMATION
STATEMENT #6
THERE ARE MANY HEALTHY

ALTERNATIVES TO COMBAT
DRUGS USE AND ABUSE
STATEMENT #7
SHABU IS ONE OF THE

COMMONLY USED AND
ABUSED DRUGS IN THE
PHILIPPINES
STATEMENT #8
DRUG DEPENDENCE IS THE STATE OF
PHYSICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL
DEPENDENCE ON DRUGS BY A
PERSON FOLLOWING ITS CONTINOUS
USE AND ABUSE
STATEMENT #9
DRUG ABUSE IS THE CONTINOUS

USE OF A DRUG OR SEVERAL
DRUGS OTHER THAN THEIR
SPECIFIED PURPOSE
STATEMENT #10
A DRUG IS A SUBSTANCE WHICH

BRINGS OUT MENTAL, EMOTIONAL,
BEHAVIORAL AND PHYSIOLOGICAL
CHANGES TO A PERSON
LET’S PROCESS
COMMON
CONCEPTS IN
DRUG EDUCATION
The following are the usual words you will encounter in
studying substance use and abuse:
1. DRUGS
2. DRUGS OF ABUSE
3. DRUG DEPENDENCE
4. DRUG MISUSE
5. DRUG ABUSE
6. DRUG TOLERANCE
Any substances or chemicals
which when taken into the
body either through nasal,
oral, transdermal or
intravenous way have
psychological, emotional and
behavioral effects on a person
a drug that is taken for
nonmedicinal reasons (usually
for mind-altering effects);
drug abuse can lead to
physical and mental damage
and (with some substances)
dependence and addiction
© DANGEROUS DRUG BOARD
PROFILE OF DRUG ABUSERS

(Facility Based)
CY 2018
• AGE : Mean age of 32 years old

• SEX : Ratio of Male to Female (9:1)
• CIVIL STATUS : Single (51.20%)
• STATUS OF EMPLOYMENT : Unemployed (50.06%)
• EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT : High School Level
(28.14%)
• ECONOMIC STATUS : Average Family Income Php
11,265.10
• PLACE OF RESIDENCE : Urban (specifically NCR
(4.81%)
• DURATION OF DRUG USE : More than six (6)
years
• NATURE OF DRUG TAKING : Mono drug use
(abuse of 1 drug only)
• DRUGS/SUBSTANCES OF ABUSE :
Methamphetamine Hydrochloride (Shabu)
Cannabis (Marijuana)
Contact Cement (Rugby)
SHABU
IMMEDICATE EFFECTS
• Produces anxiety, tension, irritability, irrational behavior,
talkativeness, and loss of self-control.
• Results in loss of appetite and inability to sleep.
• Euphoria, elation.
SHABU
LONG TERM EFFECTS
• Prolonged use or even a single exposure, especially if
administrated intravenously, can lead to manifestations of a
full blown “psychosis” which is similar to schizophrenia
characterized by the presence of paranoid delusions,
and visual hallucinations.
BEFORE AND AFTER
BEFORE AND AFTER
Hallucinations/illusions
Faster heart beat and pulse rate
Forgetfulness/inability to think
Impaired reflexes coordination and
MARIJUANA concentration
Acute panic anxiety reaction
Severe irritation of the nasal passages th
leads to frequent nose bleeding
Psychiatric consequences
BEFORE AND AFTER
Is a cluster of physiological,
behavioural and cognitive
phenomena of variable
intensity in which the use of a
drug takes on a high priority
thereby creating a strong
desire to take the substance
is the use of substance
incoherent or inconsistent
with the prescribed dosage or
frequency
Is the condition of the body
to adapt to the effects of
substances to the body thus
requiring an even larger
amount of the substance to
experience the same
physiological and mental
effect experienced when
taking smaller dosage
6 CLASSIFICATION
OF DRUGS
1
GATEWAY
DRUGS
1
GATEWAY DRUGS
Gateway drugs are substances that,
when consumed, give way to harder,
more dangerous drugs.
2
DEPRESSANTS
Depressants are drugs that inhibit the
function of the central nervous system (CNS)
and are among the most widely used drugs
in the world. These drugs operate by
affecting neurons in the CNS
3
STIMULANTS
Stimulants are a class of drugs that speed up
the messages between the brain and the
body. They can make a person feel more
awake, alert, confident or energetic.
4
NARCOTICS
A substance used to treat moderate
to severe pain
5
HALLUCINOGENS
are a class of drugs that cause
hallucinations—profound distortions in a
person’s perceptions of reality
6
INHALANTS
are various products easily bought and
found in the home or workplace—such as
spray paints, markers, glues, and cleaning
fluids. They contain dangerous substances
that have psychoactive (mind-altering)
properties when inhaled.
FACT
OR
MYTH

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DRUG SCENARIO

DRUGS ARE NOT A CONCERN

FILIPINO MALES ARE MORE

TEENAGERS ARE IN DANGER

ALL MEDICINES ARE DRUGS

DRUGS CHANGE THE WAY THE

THERE ARE MANY HEALTHY

SHABU IS ONE OF THE

DRUG ABUSE IS THE CONTINOUS

A DRUG IS A SUBSTANCE WHICH

PROFILE OF DRUG ABUSERS

• AGE : Mean age of 32 years old

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