WHY BE

CONCERNED
WITH SUBSTANCE
OR DRUG ABUSE?
HOW RELEVANT IS
THE SUBSTANCE OR
DRUG ISSUE IN THE
ST
ST
21 CENTURY?
WHEN IS DRUG
USE ABUSED?
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
filipinos are:
Shabu
Cannabis (Marijuana)
Inhalants (contact cement adhesive)
 Common
Concepts in Drug
Education
Drugs –are 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.
Drug of abuse –are
drugs commonly
abused by users.
Drug dependence –is a cluster of
physiological, behavioral 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.
Drug misuse –is the use
of substance incoherent
or inconsistent with the
prescribed dosage or
frequency of use.
Drug abuse –is the use of a
substance for non-medicinal
purpose. Abuse leads to organ
damage like brain damage and
liver damage, addiction and
troubled behavioral patterns.
Drug tolerance –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 the smaller
dosage.
Smoking should be
banned in public places.
It is okay for the
students to use
cigarettes and alcohol.
Advertising is causing
teenagers to try alcoholic
drinks.
Severe penalties for drug use
will stop people from using
drugs.
Risk factors and Protective factors
for drug use, misuse, abuse and
dependence
Risk factors are those
influences which increase the
chances of using, mis-using,
and abusing drugs.
Protective factors on the
other hand are those
influences which decrease
the chances of using, mis-
using and abusing drugs.
 DOMAINS OF LIFE
WHICH AFFECTS DRUG
USE AND ABUSE
Community Family
School Personal
Peer and
Friends
-Why do we need to
prevent and control
drug use and
abuse?
-As a student How
can you help our
community to prevent
drugs?