Name: _______________________________________
Grade and Section: _____________________________
SECOND QUARTER
HEALTH- 9
DAY-1
The government intensifies further its efforts in combating drugs. The following are some of these
efforts:
1. Operations conducted by different law enforcing agencies like PNP, NBI, PDEA, Customs
and other law enforcers.
2. Strict implementation of policies under the “Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002”
and Toktok Hangyo (TOKHANG) program.
3. Actualization of the Dangerous Drugs Board’s programs and projects in partnership with
other agencies like DEPED, DSWD, LGU and NGO.
PROFILE OF DRUG ABUSERS IN THE PHILIPPINES: (Source: DDB 2018 Statistics)
• 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)
COMMON CONCEPTS IN DRUG EDUCATION:
A. DRUGS - These are any substances or chemicals which when taken into the body have
psychological, emotional and behavioral effects on a person.
B. DRUGS OF ABUSE – These are drugs commonly abused by users.
C. DRUG DEPENDENCE – It 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.
D. DRUG MISUSE - It is the use of substance incoherent or inconsistent with the prescribed
dosage or frequency of use.
E. DRUG ABUSE - It is the use of substance for non-medicinal purposes.
F. DRUG TOLERANCE - It is the condition of the body to adapt to the effects of substances thus
requiring an even larger amount of substance to experience the same effect.
DAY 2 DAY 3
Instruction: Read the questions carefully and choose your answers inside the box below.
Spaces are provided for your answers inside the table. Type of Drug Short-term Effects Long-term Effects
Gateway Drugs Narcotics Stimulant Depressant Inhalants Apathy, depressed reflexes, Tolerance, kidney, liver, and brain
dizziness, euphoria, inability to damage, hearing loss, hearing spasms,
Alcohol Barbiturates Inhalant Hallucinogen coordinate movements, nausea and and bone marrow damage
Marijuana Rugby Spray Paint vomiting, headache, muscle
weakness, slurred speech
Narcotics -Nausea, constipation, high blood Worsening of a mental health disorder,
pressure, rapid heart rate, job loss, relationship difficulties,
confusion, slowed thinking and financial and legal problems,
Type of Drug Description Examples reflexes, high-risk behaviors, deterioration of physical/mental health
respiratory suppression, coma,
These are habit-forming overdose
drug that, while not itself Cigarette Hallucinogens Increased heart rate, blood pressure Tolerance, disorganized thinking,
1. _____________________ addictive, may lead to the and temperature, dizziness, and paranoia, mood disturbances,
use of other addictive drugs. 2. _________________________ sleeplessness, loss of appetite, dry hallucinations, and stroke
mouth, sweating, weakness, and
These are also known as numbness
“downers”, suppress or slow Alcohol Tranquilizers Gateway Drugs -Bad breath, fatigue and decrease -Problems affecting the heart, blood
down the central nervous vessels, lungs such as asthma, cancer,
in energy, reduction in the senses
3. _____________________ system 4. _________________________
of taste and smell, coughing and fertility, menstrual problem for
These are also known as shortness of breath women, erectile problem for men.
“speeders”, stimulate or 6. _________________________ -Poor social judgment, trouble
activate a person's central concentrating, loss of coordination, -Brain damage, memory loss, trouble
learning, liver damage, throat, mouth,
5. _____________________ nervous system Caffeine Nicotine dulled perception, especially
vision, mood swings, reduced core larynx, breast, liver, colorectal, or
body temperature, raised blood esophageal cancer, high blood pressure,
Cocaine stroke, and irregular heartbeat.
pressure, passing out, and vomiting
These are also known as
Stimulant Drugs -Loss of appetite, increased heart Increased blood pressure, irregular
“painkillers”, relieve pain Cocaine Heroine
rate, elevated blood pressure, and heart rate, and nutritional deficiencies
7. _____________________ and induce sleepiness. chronic insomnia, impotence, seizures,
8. ________________________ body temperature, hallucinations
and irritability heart failure, anxiety, fatigue,
depression, financial trouble
These are drugs which Lysergic Acid
Depressant Drugs - Dilated pupils, reduced brain -Severe depression, sexual problems,
distorts reality and facts.
Diethylamide function, memory problems, chronic fatigue, Breathing problems,
9. _____________________ fatigue, dizziness, slurred speech, dependence, addiction, coma, sedation,
Psilocybin
in coordination, opposite effects overdose, death
These are found in common (aggression, irritability, etc.)
household chemical 11. _________________________
10. _____________________ products.
12. _________________________
