MODULE 1

• City of Good Character


  DISCIPLINE • GOOD TASTE • EXCELLENCE
• This module provides information about the present drug scenario in the Philippines, the different classifications of drug abuse, and their harmful short-term and long-term effects on the body
• This introduces basic terminology and facts about drug education; the effects of addiction and the health risks of substance use
• People are most likely to begin abusing drugs during adolescence and young adulthood and there are many reasons adolescence use these substances
• When Philippine President Rodrigo R. Duterte assumed office in 2016, his government launched an unprecedented campaign against illegal drugs and as of this time amidst pandemic Covid-19, the drug problem in the Philippines has primarily been viewed as an issue of law enforcement and criminality
• This material contains practical information and exercises designed to help you apply to your lesson and activities
• Drug addiction in the Philippines has increased at alarming rates
• The majority of drug users are students
• Many drugs were manufactured and produced to help treat patients
• There are short and long-term effects on the use of drugs
• Drugs are used by people who do not need them
• Stimulant drugs


  Drugs that temporarily increase alertness
• Hallucinogens


  Drugs that produce hallucinations
• Drug abuse


  The use of a substance for non-medicinal purposes
• Drugs


  Substances or chemicals which when taken into the body have psychological, emotional, and behavioral effects on a person
• Drug tolerance


  The condition of the body to adapt to the effects of substance 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
• Risk factors

  • Early aggressive behavior
  • Lack of parental supervision
  • Substance abuse
  • Drug availability
  • Poverty
• Protective factors

  • Self-control
  • Parental monitoring
  • Academic competence
  • Anti-drug use policies
  • Strong neighborhood attachment
• Most of the drug users in the Philippines are young people. The majority of the drug users are students like you with marijuana being their drug of choice
• Classifications of drugs

  • Gateway drugs
  • Stimulant drugs
  • Narcotics
  • Hallucinogens
  • Inhalants
  • Depressant drugs
• There are many common misconceptions about drugs and alcohol, but even more myths about drug addiction that most believe to be true
• It is important to remember that each individual's brain capacity and function and total body chemistry are different from other persons, thus we have different reactions to drugs and substances
• Myths and Facts about Drugs of Abuse

  • Drugs of abuse improve memory (Myth)
  • Drugs of abuse help in the digestion of food (Myth)
  • Drugs of abuse make a person more creative (Myth)
  • Drugs of abuse do not improve memory (Fact)
  • Drugs of abuse do not help in the digestion of food (Fact)
  • Drugs of abuse do not make a person more creative (Fact)
• Depressant drugs


  Slow down a person's central nervous system
• It is not easy to know and feel the effects of drugs on the body. Effects are not always the same as drug users
• Each individual's brain capacity and function and total body chemistry are different from other persons, thus we have different reactions to drugs and substances
• Drugs of abuse improve memory
• Drugs of abuse help in the digestion of food
• Drugs of abuse make a person bold and brave
• Drugs of abuse remove life's problems and worries
• Drugs of abuse heat up the body
• Common signs and symptoms of drug use

  • Declining interest in studies and work
  • Sudden change in appearing and conduct
  • Finds it difficult to concentrate
  • Becomes implicated in a lot of fights
  • Loss of interest in hobbies or sports
• Having some of these signs doesn't immediately make a person a drug user
• Teenagers who engage in early smoking and early drinking have a higher chance of using and experimenting with dangerous drugs and abuse
• Domains of life which affect drug use and abuse

  • Personal
  • Family
  • Peer and Friends
  • School
  • Community
• Teenagers who engage in drug use and abuse tend to have poor academics and drop out of school
• Drug dependence is the state of a physical and psychological dependence on drugs by a person following its continuous use and abuse
• Drugs of abuse remove problems and worries