PREVENTION

OF SUBSTANCE
USE AND
ABUSE
GRADE 9 - HEALTH
SECOND QUARTER
 BUZZ TIME!!!
Have a buzz session with the class about the present drug scenario in the country.
 Drug Scenario in the Philippines

Drug abuse in the Philippines is a serious problem

because it is not just the lives of those who become hooked
but also the lives of those in the family and the community
that are destroyed.

According to the Armed Forces of the Philippines’

Narcotics Command, ages 15 to 29 years are commonly
hooked to drugs.

According to the International Narcotics Control Board

(INCB), The Philippines is listed as one of the countries in
Southeast Asia where drug trafficking is growing in numbers.
 Drug Scenario in the Philippines

In the Philippines, drug use and abuse is a social and health

concern. Poverty has become an increasing cause for involvement in the
illegal drug trade.
Foreign drug syndicates take advantage and exploit the poor and
use promises of ‘easy money’ to entice the people to serve as couriers
and runners.
According to the 2012 statistics available in the
Dangerous Drug Board Website, the most common type
of substance of abuse among Filipino are: Shabu,
Marijuana, Inhalants.
 Drug Scenario in the Philippines

On the first State of the Nation Address of President

Rodrigo Duterte said that based on the data from the
Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA), there were about
3 million drug addicts in the country two or three years ago,
and possibly 3.7 million now.

According to 2015 data the Philippine Drug Enforcement

Agency (PDEA), one fifth of barangays or villages in the
Philippines have drug-related cases. Metro Manila is the
region most affected by drugs with 92% of its barangays
having drug-related cases.
 Drug Scenario in the Philippines

This is the reason why the government is

steadfast in the fight of eradicating the supply and
demand of illegal drugs.
President Rodrigo Duterte launched
an all-out war against drug abuse and
drug trade because these are destroying
the lives and future of the people.
 COMMON
CONCEPTS
IN DRUG
EDUCATION
 The following are the usual words you will encounter in studying substance
use and abuse:
DRUG DEPENDENCE- is a
DRUGS- A chemical substance
cluster of physiological,
that changes physical, DRUGS OF behavioral and cognitive
emotional, or behavioral state ABUSE- are drugs phenomena of variable
of the person taking it. It is
used to alter, sustain, or commonly intensity in which the use of a
drug takes on high priority
control the recipient’s abused by users. thereby creating a strong
physical, mental and
desire to take the substances.
emotional state.

DRUG ABUSE- is the use of a DRUG TOLERANCE- is

substance for non- medicinal the condition of the
purposes. Abuse leads to body to adapt to the
organ damage like brain effects of substances to
damage, and liver damage, the body thus requiring
addiction and troubled an even larger amount of
behavioral patterns. the substance.
RISK AND PROTECTIVE
FACTORS IN
SUBSTANCE USE AND
ABUSE
Risk factors are situations that increase the likelihood of
a person to try something that may cause negative
effects on his or her life.

Protective Factors are those influences which

decrease the chances of using, misusing, and abusing
drugs.
 Personal
Family
Peer and friends
School
Community

Domains of Life which Affect Drug Use and Abuse

 PERSONAL (Early Aggressive Behavior vs. Self- control)

RISK FACTORS PROTECTIVE FACTORS

Use of drugs at an early age Self- control behavior
Risk taking behavior Good reasoning skills
Experimentation Excellent social skills
Poor social skills and interaction Positive interaction with people
Childhood problems Sense of belonging
Feeling of isolation
 FAMILY (Weak Parental Guidance vs. Strong Parental Guidance)

RISK FACTORS PROTECTIVE FACTORS

History and pattern of drug use Good communication with people
Attitudes toward drug use Positive family relationship
Poor parenting and child rearing Clear and consistent family rules
Inconsistent family rules Strong family values
Positive expectation to child’s
Poor family values success in family, school and
community
Reliance on family for emotional
Poor family ties support
 PEERS AND FRIENDS (Substance Abuse vs. Academic Excellence)

Risk Factors Protective Factors

Association with peers and friends

Association with peers and friends
known to use gateway drugs
who do not use gateway drugs
(cigarettes and alcohol).

Preference to stay with peers and

Formation of friendships
friends than with family

Reliance on friends for emotional

support
Inviting friends at home to know
the family
 SCHOOL (Availability of Drugs vs. Strong Anti Drug Policies)

Risk Factors Protective Factors

Poor academic performance Good to excellent academic
performance

Lack of commitment to studies Join extra-curricular activities

and school organizations

Poor attendance in school Shows interest in attending

classes
Involvement in fights and
conflicts
 COMMUNITY (Poverty vs. Strong Community Relationship)

Risk Factors Protective Factors

Easy access to gateway drags Strong community
relationships

Poor community organization Active and positive community

and neighborhood programs, projects and
relationships activities for the youth

Poor implementation of Positive attitudes which

community laws combat drug use
Negative attitudes which favor Strong community advocacy
drug use against drugs
CLASSIFICATIONS
OF DRUGS OF
ABUSE
Activity:
S N E G O N I C U L L S H
Body Frisking S A H U N G A I C O S S A
There are six dangerous drugs in the G R E R I O P O P P T T L
crossword puzzle. They are written U C L D A S D G N N O I L
horizontally, vertically, diagonally or in R O P S Q Z X C A P Y M U
reverse. Find the words and write them D S S Q W E R S R T Y U C
on your activity sheet or notebook.
Y S A S D E S S C O O L I
A F D O S E F G O L U A N
W W R W R C V Y T M T N A
E A Q P W G F D I N H T T
T S E S E B N M C V U S I
A D S F D D T L S G N O O
G A G I N H A L A N T S N
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There are six dangerous drugs in the
U C L D A S D G N N O I L
crossword puzzle. They are written
horizontally, vertically, diagonally or in R O P S Q Z X C A P Y M U
reverse. Find the words and write them D S S Q W E R S R T Y U C
on your activity sheet or notebook. Y S A S D E S S C O O L I
A F D O S E F G O L U A N
W W R W R C V Y T M T N A
E A Q P W G F D I N H T T
T S E S E B N M C V U S I
A D S F D D T L S G N O O
G A G I N H A L A N T S N
 1. GATEWAY DRUGS
⮚Drugs that a non-drug user might try which can lead him
or her to more dangerous drugs such as marijuana and
shabu.
⮚Some common examples of these
are cigarettes and alcohols, which
are not allowed to minors.
 2. DEPRESSANTS
 Also known as “downers”, it slows down a person’s
central nervous system. It relaxes muscles and nerves.
 Depressants include alcohol, barbiturates and
tranquilizers.
 3. STIMULANTS
 Also known as “uppers” or “speeders”, it speeds up a person’s
central nervous system.
 Caffeine is a kind stimulant which is found in soft drinks,
energy drinks, coffee, tea and chocolate.
 Illegal stimulants are Cocaine, Nicotine, and
Methamphetamine or Shabu, and Ecstasy.
 4. NARCOTICS
⮚Also known as “painkillers”, it relieves pain and induce
sleepiness.

⮚Some illegal Narcotic drugs are Heroin and Marijuana,

which if taken wrong may cause overdose leading to coma
and death.
 5. HALLUCINOGENS
⮚Drugs which distorts reality and facts. It affects all senses and makes a
user see, hear and feel things that don’t exist and are not real.
⮚Long term use may cause Psychosis which is a mental disorder in
which reality is twisted.

⮚Examples are Lysergic Acid Diethylamide (LSD), Psilocybin, Mescaline

& Magic Mushroom.
 6. INHALANTS
⮚These are found in ordinary household chemical products which
are huffed or sniffed.
⮚Continuous use and abuse leads to delusion, brain damage, liver
damage, coma and death.
⮚Examples of household products used as Inhalants are acetone,
Rugby, Spray Paint, Cleaning Fluids, and Air conditioner Fluid.
⮚ Commonly abused drugs in the Philippines are Shabu,
Marijuana and Inhalants.
⮚ Filipino males are most vulnerable in experimenting and
abusing drugs.
⮚ Prescribed medicine to treat a medical condition can lead to
substance abuse or addiction if not taken in the right way.
⮚ Most people who are treated for substance-use disorder
need to stay in treatment for at least 3 months.
 PERFORMANCE TASK!

ACTIVITY: TABLE FLIPCHART

⮚Make a flipchart showing how drugs are
classified and hoy they affect the body.

⮚Print the chart using paper and old folders.

⮚Include pictures to make your flipchart, more

attractive.
WHAT TIME IS IT?
IT’S QUIZ TIME!
 A. Directions: Tell whether the following Factors are
RISK FACTORS or PROTECTIVE FACTORS.

1.Poor Academic Performance

2.Positive Attitude
3.Sense of Belonging
4.Strong Family Values
5.Experimentation
 A. Directions: Tell whether the following Factors are
RISK FACTORS or PROTECTIVE FACTORS.

6. Lack of Commitment to Studies

7. Reliance on Friends
8. Easy access to Gateway Drugs
9. Good Reasoning Skills
10. Consistent Family Rules
 B. Directions: Write T if the statement is True and F if
the statement is wrong.

11.Shabu, caffeine, nicotine and cocaine are type

of Stimulants drugs.

12. Marijuana is one of the most widely abused

illegal drugs in the Philippines.

13. A single sniff of an inhalant can result in heart

failure and death.
B. Directions: Write T if the statement is True and F if
the statement is wrong.

If you suspect a loved one is abusing

14.

drugs, wait until he or she is high before

addressing the issue.
Filipino males are most vulnerable in
15.

experimenting and abusing drugs.

 ANSWERS
1.Risk factors 9.Protective Factors
2.Protective Factors 10.Protective Factors
3.Protective Factors 11.True
4.Protective Factors 12.True
5.Risk factors 13.False
6.Risk factors 14.False
7.Protective Factors 15.True
8.Risk factors
THANK YOU FOR
YOUR ACTIVE
PARTICIPATION!
It’s a vivid manifestation that you really
understood our lessons for this quarter.