Prevention of substance use and abuse

SECOND QUARTER
HEALTH 9

3. DRUGS
•ARE ANY SUBSTANCES OR CHEMICALS WHICH WHEN
TAKEN INTO THE BODY (NASAL, ORAL,
TRANSDERMAL) HAVE PSYCHOLOGICAL,
EMOTIONAL AND BEHAVIORAL EFFECTS ON A
PERSON

4. DRUGS OF ABUSE
•DRUGS COMMONLY ABUSED BY USERS
•THREE DRUGS OF ABUSE: SHABU, MARIJUANA AND
INHALANTS

5. DRUG DEPENDENCE
•PHYSIOLOGICAL, BEHAVIORAL AND COGNITIVE
PHENOMENA IN WHICH THE USE OF DRUGS TAKE ON
A HIGH PRIORITY
•STRONG DESIRE TO TAKE THE SUBSTANCE

6. DRUG MISUSE
•USE OF A SUBSTANCE INCONSISTENT WITH THE
PRESCRIBED DOSAGE OR FREQUENCY OF USE

7. DRUG ABUSE
•USE OF SUBSTANCE FOR NON-MEDICAL
PURPOSES

8. DRUG TOLERANCE
•CONDITION OF THE BODY TO ADAPT TO THE
EFFECTS OF SUBSTANCES TO THE BODY

10. THE USE, MISUSE AND ABUSE
OF DRUGS ARE THE RESULT
OF VARIOUS FACTORS
SURROUNDING A PERSON.
THESE FACTORS EITHER INCREASE
OR DECREASETHE POSSIBILITY OF
A PERSON TO USE DRUGS.

11. RISK FACTORS ARE THOSE
INFLUENCES WHICH INCREASE
THE CHANCES OF USING,
MISUSING AND ABUSING DRUGS
PROTECTIVE FACTORS ARE THOSE
INFLUENCES WHICH DECREASE THE
CHANCES OF USING, MISUSING AND
ABUSING DRUGS.

12. THESE FACTORS ARE COMPOSED OF
INFLUENCES IN DIFFERENT DOMAINS OF LIFE
•PERSONAL
•FAMILY
•PEER AND FRIENDS
•SCHOOL
•COMMUNITY

13. THESE FACTORS ARE COMPOSED OF
INFLUENCES IN DIFFERENT DOMAINS OF LIFE
•PERSONAL
•FAMILY
•PEER AND FRIENDS
•SCHOOL
•COMMUNITY

14. DOMAINS OF LIFE WHICH AFFECT DRUG USE AND ABUSE
Personal
Family
Peer and
Friends
School
Community

15. PERSONAL
(EARLY AGGRESSIVE BEHAVIOR VS. SELF CONTROL)
RISK FACTORS
•USE OF DRUGS AT AN EARLY AGE
•RISK TAKING BEHAVIOR
•EXPERIMENTATION
•POOR SOCIAL SKILLS AND INTERACTION
•CHILDHOOD PROBLEMS
•FEELINGS OF ISOLATION
PROTECTIVE FACTORS
•SELF-CONTROL BEHAVIOR
•GOOD REASONING SKILLS
•EXCELLENT SOCIAL SKILLS
•POSITIVE INTERACTION WITH PEOPLE
•SENSE OF BELONGING

16. FAMILY
(WEAK PARENTAL GUIDANCE VS. STRONG PARENTAL GUIDANCE)
RISK FACTORS
•HISTORY AND PATTERNS OF
DRUG USE
•ATTITUDE TOWARD DRUG USE
•POOR PARENTING AND CHILD
REARING
•INCONSISTENT FAMILY RULES
•POOR FAMILY VALUES
•POOR FAMILY TIES

17. PROTECTIVE FACTORS
•GOOD COMMUNICATION WITH PEOPLE
•POSITIVE FAMILY RELATIONSHIP
•CLEAR AND CONSISTENT FAMILY RULES
•STRONG FAMILY VALUES
•POSITIVE EXPECTATION TO CHILD’S SUCCESS IN FAMILY,
SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY
•RELIANCE ON FAMILY FOR EMOTIONAL SUPPORT

19. PEERS AND FRIENDS
(SUBSTANCE ABUSE VS. ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE)
RISK FACTORS
•ASSOCIATION WITH PEERS
AND FRIENDS KNOWN TO
USE GATEWAY DRUGS
(CIGARETTES AND ALCOHOL)
•PREFERENCE TO STAY
WITH PEERS AND
FRIENDS THAN WITH
FAMILY

20. PROTECTIVE FACTORS
•ASSOCIATION WITH PEERS AND FRIENDS WHO DO
NOT USE GATEWAY DRUGS
•FORMATION OF FRIENDSHIPS
•RELIANCE ON FRIENDS FOR EMOTIONAL SUPPORT
•INVITING FRIENDS AT HOME TO KNOW THE
FAMILY

21. SCHOOL
(AVAILABILITY OF DRUGS VS. STRONG ANTI-DRUG POLICIES)
RISK FACTORS
•POOR ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
•LACK OF COMMITMENT TO
STUDIES
•POOR ATTENDANCE IN SCHOOL
•INVOLVEMENT IN FIGHTS AND
CONFLICTS
PROTECTIVE FACTORS
•GOOD TO EXCELLENT ACADEMIC
PERFORMANCE
•JOINS EXTRA CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
AND SCHOOL ORGANIZATIONS
•SHOWS INTEREST IN ATTENDING
CLASSES

22. COMMUNITY
(POVERTY VS. STRONG COMMUNITY RELATIONSHIP)
RISK FACTORS
•EASY ACCESS TO GATEWAY
DRUGS
•POOR COMMUNITY
ORGANIZATION AND
NEIGHBORHOOD RELATIONSHIP
•POOR IMPLEMENTATION
OF COMMUNITY LAWS
•NEGATIVE ATTITUDE
WHICH FAVORS DRUG USE

23. PROTECTIVE FACTORS
•STRONG COMMUNITY RELATIONSHIPS
•ACTIVE AND POSITIVE COMMUNITY PROGRAMS,
PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES FOR THE YOUTH
•POSITIVE ATTITUDE WHICH COMBAT DRUG USE
•STRONG COMMUNITY ADVOCACY AGAINST
DRUGS

25. 1. GATEWAY DRUGS
•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 & DRINKING HAVE HIGHER
CHANCE OF USING AND EXPERIMENTING
WITH DANGEROUS DRUGS OF ABUSE.

26. 2. DEPRESSANT DRUGS
•SLOWS DOWN A PERSONS CENTRAL NERVOUS
SYSTEM (BRAIN, SPINAL CORD, NERVES).
•DOCTORS COMMONLY PRESCRIBE DEPRESSANTS TO
HELP PEOPLE WHO HAVE ANGER MANAGEMENT
ISSUES, STRESSED OR TENSED.
•DEPRESSANTS RELAX MUSCLES AND NERVES.
•THESE DRUGS MAKE PATIENTS FEEL SLEEPY AND
LIGHT HEADED.
EXAMPLES ARE: ALCOHOL,
BARBITURATES & TRANQUILIZERS.

27. 3. STIMULANT DRUGS
•SPEED UP A PERSONS CENTRAL
NERVOUS SYSTEM.
•HAS THE OPPOSITE EFFECT OF
DEPRESSANTS.
•MAKES A PERSON’S ENERGY HIGH
•SIDE EFFECTS ARE DEPRESSION AND
TIREDNESS.
EXAMPLES ARE AMPHETAMINES
(SHABU, CAFFEINE, NICOTINE,
COCAINE)

28. 4. NARCOTICS
•ARE DRUGS WHICH RELIEVE PAIN
AND INDUCE SLEEPINESS.
•THESE ARE PRESCRIBED TO
PATIENTS WITH MENTAL DISORDERS
OR WITH PATIENTS DEALING WITH
SEVERE PAIN LIKE CANCER.
•THESE DRUGS ARE ILLICIT AND
DANGEROUS IF TAKEN.
•EXAMPLES ARE COCAINE, HEROIN
AND MARIJUANA.

29. 5. HALLUCINOGENS
•DRUGS WHICH DISTORT REALITY AND
FACTS.
•AFFECTS ALL SENSES; MAKES A USER
FEEL, HEAR, SEE THINGS THAT DON’T
EXIST IN THE TIME BEING.
•CAME FROM THE WORD HALLUCINATE
(TO PERCEIVE ILLUSIONS)
•EXAMPLES ARE: LYSERGIC ACID
DIETHYLAMIDE, PSILOCYBIN (OBTAINED
FROM MUSHROOMS AND MESCALINE

30. 6. INHALANTS
•FOUND IN ORDINARY HOUSEHOLD CHEMICAL
PRODUCTS AND ANESTHETICS.
•READILY AVAILABLE AND ACCESSIBLE TO
YOUNG CHILDREN
•INHALANT TOXINS ARE SIMILAR TO THOSE OF
ALCOHOL, THE ONLY DIFFERENCE IS THE FOUL
SMELL.
•ABUSE CAN LEAD TO DELUSIONS, BRAIN
DAMAGE, LIVER DAMAGE, COMATOSE AND
DEATH.
•EXAMPLES ARE ACETONE, RUGBY
(SOLVENT), SPRAY PAINTS, CLEANING
FLUIDS AND AIR CONDITIONER FLUIDS
(FREON).

31. 6 CLASSIFICATIONS OF DRUGS ARE:
1.GATEWAY DRUGS
2.DEPRESSANTS
3.STIMULANTS
4.NARCOTICS
5.HALLUCINOGENS
6.INHALANTS

33. REQUIREMENTS
•APPLICATION FOR DRUG DEPENDENCY EXAMINATION
•APPLICATION FOR POLICE CLEARANCE AND BARANGAY
CLEARANCE
•APPLICATION FOR CERTIFICATE OF NO PENDING CASE
FROM THE REGIONAL TRIAL COURT

34. STEPS
•VOLUNTARY
•VOLUNTARY THRU REPRESENTATIONS
•COMPULSORY CONFINEMENT

35. •ECLECTIC APPROACH
MODES OF
TREATMENT
HOLISTIC APPROACH
ADDRESSES DIFFERENT PERSONALITY
ASPECTS

36. •SPIRITUAL APPROACH
MODES OF
TREATMENT
USES BIBLE TEACHINGS
RENEWAL OF CONNECTION
WITH GOD

37. •THERAPEUTIC
COMMUNITY
APPROACH
MODES OF
TREATMENT
PROGRAM WHEREIN THE
COMMUNITY IS USED TO FOSTER
CHANGE IN ATTITUDE AND
BEHAVIOR

38. •HAZELDEN-MINE-
SOTTAMODEL
MODES OF
TREATMENT
PROGRAMS THAT USES
INSTRUCTIVE LECTURES,
COGNITIVE-BEHAVIORAL
PSYCHOLOGY

39. •MULTIDISCIPLINARY
TEAM APPROACH
MODES OF
TREATMENT
UTILIZES PROFESSIONAL SKILLS AND
SERVICES OF A TEAM
PSYCHIATRISTS, PSYCHOLOGISTS,
THERAPISTS