Health

Second Quarter
Module 3: Drugs of Abuse

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Health
Second Quarter

Module 3: Drugs of Abuse

 INTRODUCTION

This module is written in support of the K to 12 Basic Education

Program to ensure attainment of standards expected of you as a learner.

This aims to equip you with essential knowledge on Drugs of

Abuse.

This includes the following activities/tasks:

 Expected Learning Outcome – This lays out the learning outcome

that you are expected to have accomplished at the end of the
module.

 Pre-test – This determines your prior learning on the particular

lesson you are about to take.

 Discussion of the lesson – This provides you with the important

knowledge, principles and attitude that will help you meet the
expected learning outcome.

 Learning Activities – These provide you with the application of the

knowledge and principles you have gained from the lesson and
enable you to further enhance your skills as you carry out
prescribed tasks.

 Post-test – This evaluated your overall understanding about the

module.

With the different activities provided in this module, may you find this
material engaging and challenging as it develops your critical thinking
skills.
 What I Need to Know
At the end of the lesson, you will be able to:

 identify the type of drug/substances of abuse. (H9S-IIc-18)

What I Know
Directions: Write TRUE if the answer is correct and FALSE if it incorrect. Do it in
your activity notebook.

1. Smoking for a long time can cause lung cancer.

2. Smoking has a harmful effect to the people in the surroundings.

3. Cigarettes are type of gateway drugs.

4. Alcohol is a type of inhalants.

5. Drinking alcohol can affect the brain.

6. Using alcohol is not an effective strategy for dealing with your stress.

7. Depressants are drugs that speed up a person’s body.

8. Stimulants are drugs that slow down a person’s body.

9. Genetics cannot be a risk factor for becoming an alcoholic.

10. Hallucinogens are drugs that distort moods, thoughts and senses.

11. Cannabis is commonly known as “marijuana”.

12. Alcoholism is a chronic and often progressive disease that includes problems
controlling your drinking.

13. All medicines are drugs but not all drugs are medicines.

14. Teenagers who engage in early smoking and early drinking have a higher
chance of using and experimenting with dangerous drugs of abuse.

15. Narcotics are commonly found in ordinary household chemical products such
as rugby or solvents.

16. Acetone is an example of inhalants.

 What’s In

Activity 1: Body Frisking

Directions: There are six classifications of dangerous drugs in the
crossword puzzle below. They are written horizontally, vertically,
diagonally or in reverse. Find the words and write them on your activity
sheet or notebook.

S N E G O N I C U L L A H
S A H U N G A I C O S S A
G R E R I O P O P P T T L
U C L D A S D G N N O I L
R O P S Q Z X C A P Y M U
D S S Q W E R S R T Y U C
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
 What’s New

Activity 2: Get to Know

Directions: Below are pictures of different drugs of abuse. Identify what
kind of drug abuse each item. (stimulant, depressant, inhalants,
gateway drugs, hallucinogens, narcotics)

1. Caffeine 5. Cigarettes

2. Marijuana 6. Alcohol

3. Tranquilizers 7. Rugby

4. Cocaine 8. Mushrooms

Image source will be shown in the Reference.

 What is It

Classifications of Drug of Abuse

The Dangerous Drugs Board listed three major drugs of abuse in the
Philippines. These are methamphetamine hydrochloride or “shabu”, cannabis sativa
or “marijuana” and inhalants better known as “solvents”. These drugs of abuse are
included in the six classifications of drugs.

The six classifications of drugs are the following:

1. Gateway drugs

Gateway drugs such as cigarettes and alcohol are

legal drugs that a non-drug user might try, which can lead
him/her to more dangerous drugs such as marijuana and
shabu. Teenagers who engage in early smoking and early
drinking have a higher chance of using and experimenting
with dangerous drugs of abuse.
[Link]
cohen/gateway-drugs
2. Depressant drugs

Depressant drugs slow down a person’s central

nervous system (CNS). The Central nervous system
includes the brain, spinal cord and nerves. Doctors
commonly prescribe depressant drugs to help certain
persons to be less angry, less stressed or tensed.
Depressant drugs relax muscles and nerves. These
[Link] drugs also make patients feel sleepy and light-headed.
[Link]/mixing- Depressants drugs include alcohol, barbiturates and
depressants-alcohol/ tranquilizers.

3. Stimulant drugs

Stimulant drugs speed up a person's central

nervous system. Stimulant drugs have the opposite effect
of depressants. Stimulants make a person’s energy high.
Negative effects of stimulants include depression and
tiredness. Stimulants include amphetamines which include
shabu, caffeine, nicotine and cocaine.

[Link]
 4. Narcotics

Narcotics are drugs which relieve pain and

induce sleepiness. In medicine, these drugs are
administered in moderation to patients with mental
disorders and those in severe pain like cancer.
Narcotic drugs include cocaine, heroin and
marijuana. These drugs are illicit and dangerous if
taken.
[Link]
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6-months-2762079/amp

5. Hallucinogens

Hallucinogens are drugs which distorts

reality and facts. It affects all senses and makes a
user see, hear and feel things that don’t exist in
the time being. The name hallucinogen came from
the word hallucination which is to perceive
illustrations. Hallucinogens include lysergic acid
diethylamid, psilocybin obtained from mushrooms
and mescaline.
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6. Inhalants

Inhalants are found in ordinary household

chemical products and anesthetics. It is readily
available and accessible to young children. Inhalant
intoxication is similar to the signs and symptoms of
alcohol intoxication. One difference is the foul smell of
chemicals sniffed, inhaled or huffed by the user.
Continuous use and abuse leads to delusions, brain
[Link] damage, liver damage, coma and death. Examples of
household products used as inhalants are acetone,
rugby or solvent, ordinary and spray paint, cleaning
fluids and air conditioner fluid (Freon).
 What’s More

Independent Activity 1: The Drug Concept Map

Directions: Copy the concept map below in your activity notebook and fill
in information to complete the map.

Harmful Classification Classification Harmful

Effects Effects

R
Harmful Classification Classification Harmful
Effects U Effects

Harmful Classification Classification Harmful

Effects Effects
 What I Have Learned

After knowing the classifications of drug of abuse, I have learned…

 abuse of drugs doesn’t just focusing on to much use of cigarettes and alcohol
rather, there are so many possible ways a person can be victim of drugs of
abuse. These drugs of abuse can also be found in ordinary household
chemical products that most of us are not aware of its side effects for
someone’s health.
 that all medicines are drugs but not all drugs are medicines.

What I Can Do

Activity 3: Let’s Make A Table Flipchart!

Directions: Make a flipchart showing how drugs
are classified and how they affect the body. The
teacher will check your draft first. Then print the
chart using paper and old folders after the teacher
check your work. Include pictures to make your
flipchart more attractive.

The rubric on the next page shows how your flipchart will be graded.
 Rubric on Table Flipchart Making

Criteria Advance Proficient Approaching Developing Beginning

Proficiency
(5 pts.) (4 pts.) (3 pts.) (2 pts.) (1 pt.)

Accuracy All Almost all Much of the Not much of Information

of information information information is the is not true
content is true and is true and true and information is and correct.
correct. correct. correct. true and
correct.

Visual Format and Format and Format and Format and Format and
attractive lay-out are lay-out are lay-out are lay-out lacks lay-out are
ness very attractive. organized. organization.. disorganized
attractive. .

Graphics Graphics Graphics Graphics and Graphics and No graphics

and and and pictures pictures are pictures do and pictures
pictures pictures go are good but good but are not go well are used in
well with are too many too few that with the text the making
the content that they texts making the of the
and dominate the dominate the material material.
information material material. disorganized.
. .
Grammar No 1-3 4-6 7-9 10 or more
and grammatic grammatical grammatical grammatical grammatical
spelling al errors errors and/or error and/or error and/or error and/or
and/or misspelled misspelled misspelled misspelled
misspelled words words. words. words.
words.

Total Score: /20

 Assessment
Directions: Answer the following activities. Do it in your notebook.

I. Identify the following what kind of drugs.

1. Acetone
2. Cocaine
3. Rugby
4. Psilocybin from mushrooms
5. Caffeine
6. Alcohol
7. Cigarettes
8. Cannabis

II. Write TRUE if the answer is correct and FALSE if it is incorrect.

1. Smoking for a long time can cause lung cancer.

2. Smoking has a harmful effect to the people in the surroundings.

3. Cigarettes are type of gateway drugs.

4. Alcohol is a type of inhalants.

5. Drinking alcohol can affect the brain.

6. Using alcohol is not an effective strategy for dealing with your stress.

7. Depressants are drugs that speed up a person’s body.

8. Stimulants are drugs that slow down a person’s body.

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“What’s New” Image sources:

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the truth about gateway drugs – Northpoint recovery

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[Link] the brain's response to hallucinogens- Article of Interest