Module 10 Drug Awareness

Republic of the Philippines
NUEVA VIZCAYA STATE UNIVERSITY

Bayombong, Nueva Vizcaya
INSTRUCTIONAL MODULE
IM No.: IM-NSTP 1-1STSEM-2020-2021
NATIONAL SERVICE TRAINING PROGRAM

Bayombong Campus
DEGREE All Courses COURSE NO. NSTP – LTS 1

PROGRAM
SPECIALIZATION All Courses COURSE National Service Training Program –
TITLE Literacy Training Service
YEAR LEVEL 1 TIME FRAME 3HRS WK 14 IM 10
NO. NO.
I. UNIT TITLE/CHAPTER TITLE
I. Drug Awareness Campaign
II. LESSON TITLE
1. Drug Abuse
2. Classification of Commonly Abused Drugs
3. Causes and Effects of Drug Abuse
III. LESSON OVERVIEW
During the last two decades, drug abuse prevention programs have evolved considerably.
Pharmacological and psychological treatments have also progressively improved. Nevertheless,
preventive and therapeutic action, given the continuous change and complexity of the
phenomenon, is still insufficient. This module introduces some basic concepts in the addictions
field. We review aspects such as the definition of drugs and addictive behavior, consumption
patterns and the current status of the problem. Also presented are the criteria used to determine
whether consumption or abuse of a substance is taking place. Finally, we review the main
individual risk factors that favor substance consumption and integrate them into a
comprehensive model.
IV. DESIRED LEARNING OUTCOMES
a. to gain knowledge on what is drug abuse;

b. to identify the different commonly abused drugs; and
c. to educate the young people on the cause and effects drug abuse
V. LESSON CONTENT
MODULE 10
DRUG AWARENESS CAMPAIGN

Since prehistoric times people have turned to drugs to lessen physical pain or alter their state of
consciousness. Drug use was generally limited to people who had reached maturity or very particular
situations. Currently, drug use and abuse are a very serious social and public health problem that
generates great social concern. This is due to the widespread drug consumption in many sectors of the
population, the decline in the age of usage initiation and the severity of the individual and community
consequences of the phenomenon on the three levels considered in the current concept of health:
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physical, psychological and social. If a few years ago, speaking of the drug problem usually alluded to
illegal drugs such as heroin, currently the concern has focused on the consumption of legal drugs such
as alcohol and tobacco, which are considered the gateway to the consumption of other substances.
Alcohol and tobacco are also considered the gateway to the use of substances whose consumption is
increasing, cannabis and cocaine.
Drug abuse is the willful misuse of either licit or illicit drugs for the purpose of recreation,
perceived necessity or convenience. Drug abuse is a more intense and often willful misuse of drugs
often to the point of addiction. In the eastern world the incidence shows a decline or a static pattern but
the number of drug addicts is still enormous. The major drug of abuse are heroin and marijuana but
designer drugs are shown to be on the increase. The most commonly abused drugs include stimulants,
opioids, and benzodiazepines, antihistamines. Although survey have indicated high rate of illicit and
prescription drugs misuse among college students, few have assessed the negative consequences,
personal concerns, or interest in intervention for drugs use. Drug abuse although regarded as a
personality disorder, may also be seen as worldwide epidemic with evolutionary genetic, physiology
and environmental influences Controlling and affecting human behavior. Globally, the use has reached
all-time high.
Republic Act 9165 otherwise known as Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002 was
signed on June 7, 2002, published on June 19, 2002 and took effect on July 4, 2002. The re-
organization of the Philippine Drug Enforcement System was also done and the following agency was
established: The New Dangerous Drugs Board (DDB) as the policy and strategy formulating body
and the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) as its implementing arm.
WHY SHOULD WE AVOID DANGEROUS DRUGS?

1. Illegal – Prohibited by law (RA9165)
2. Health – Damages our brain and body
3. Psycho-social – destroys one’s behavior and causes one to commit crime
4. Spiritual – against the will of God
Therefore, drug abuse is everybody’s concern.
WHAT IS DRUG?
A drug is a chemical substance that brings about physical, emotional or behavioral change in a
person taking it. It is a substance other than food or water that is intended to be taken or
administered for the purpose of altering, sustaining or controlling the recipients physical, mental or
emotional state.
WHAT IS DRUG ABUSE?

Drug abuse is the use of any chemical substance, licit or illicit, resulting to individual’s physical,
mental or social impairments. It may refer to any of the following practices:
1. Using without benefit or prescription, using drugs which have the capacity to alter the mood
or behavior.
2. Using drugs and substances for a purpose different from the one from which the drug has
been prescribed.
3. Using drugs and substances having no legitimate medical application or purpose other than
research.
CLASSIFICATION OF DRUGS
1. STIMULANTS: also known as uppers, any of a group of drugs that excite the central nervous
system. It increases alertness, alleviate fatigue, reduce hunger and provide a feeling of well-
being. Examples are: cocaine, methamphetamine (shabu).
2. DEPRESANTS: also known as downers or barbs, any drug or chemical that decreases the
activity of any bodily function. The term is most often used to refer to drugs that reduce the
activity of the central nervous system. Examples are sedatives, sleeping pills and tranquilizers.
3. HALLUCINOGENS: also called psychedelics, first developed as appetite suppressant. Any

natural synthetic psychoactive drugs that produce marked distortion of the senses and changes
in perception. Examples are MJ, LSD, Ecstacy and Ketamine.
MOST ABUSED DRUGS

1. SHABU: it contains ephedrine (classified as dangerous drugs) main ingredient of shabu
causing brain damage, toluene (chemical used for paints, adhesives), acetone (nail cleaner),
lithium batteries (cancer causing component), battery acid (corrosive chemical), drain
cleaner (liquid soap), hydro chlorine acid (muriatic acid), chloroform (cancer causing
solvent).
2. MARIJUANA OR CANNABIS SATIVA: it will give an effect on a person like; hallucinations,

illusions, faster heart beat and pulse rate, bloodshot eye/blurred vision, dry mouth and throat,
forgetfulness/inability to think, altered sense of time, impaired reflexes coordination and
concentration, acute panic anxiety reaction and food trip and sleepiness.
3. INHALANTS: volatile chemical substances that contains psycho-active (mind/mood altering)

vapors producing a state of intoxication. Examples are glue and adhesive cement, rugby, super
glue and thinner.
OTHER DRUGS OF ABUSE

1. Sleeping pills
2. Tobacco
3. Alcohol
REASONS WHY PEOPLE TURN TO DRUGS

1. Family Problems
2. Peer Pressure/Curiosity
3. Weak Personality, desire to escape from reality
COMMON SIGNS OF DRUG ABUSE

1. Stealing items which can be readily sold for cash to support a drug habit.
2. Changes in mood – depending on the drug taken (depressed or becoming elated and euphoric)
3. Change from normal capabilities
4. Change in attendance at work or school
5. Poor physical appearance, including inattention to dress and personal hygiene
VI. LEARNING ACTIVITIES:
a. discussion thru online video conferencing, chatting on the messenger and question and
answer;
b. watching movies/videos on drug related activities;
VII. ASSIGNMENT
a. make a catching slogan on how to avoid unregulated drugs; and

b. draw a poster depicting the drug status / drug activities in the country.
VIII. EVALUATION (Note: Not to be included in the student’s copy of the IM)
IX. REFERENCES
1. RA 9165 – Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002

2. PDEA – Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency
3. DDB - Dangerous Drugs Board
4. CHED Memorandum Order on Mandatory Drug testing

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Republic of the Philippines

NUEVA VIZCAYA STATE UNIVERSITY

NATIONAL SERVICE TRAINING PROGRAM

DEGREE All Courses COURSE NO. NSTP – LTS 1

I. UNIT TITLE/CHAPTER TITLE

I. Drug Awareness Campaign

II. LESSON TITLE

III. LESSON OVERVIEW

IV. DESIRED LEARNING OUTCOMES

a. to gain knowledge on what is drug abuse;

DRUG AWARENESS CAMPAIGN

WHY SHOULD WE AVOID DANGEROUS DRUGS?

Therefore, drug abuse is everybody’s concern.

WHAT IS DRUG ABUSE?

3. HALLUCINOGENS: also called psychedelics, first developed as appetite suppressant. Any

MOST ABUSED DRUGS

2. MARIJUANA OR CANNABIS SATIVA: it will give an effect on a person like; hallucinations,

3. INHALANTS: volatile chemical substances that contains psycho-active (mind/mood altering)

OTHER DRUGS OF ABUSE

REASONS WHY PEOPLE TURN TO DRUGS

COMMON SIGNS OF DRUG ABUSE

VI. LEARNING ACTIVITIES:

a. make a catching slogan on how to avoid unregulated drugs; and

1. RA 9165 – Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002

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