CONCEPT PAPER

Activity Title: Substance Abuse Health Teaching

Date/Time: TBA
Venue: Caridad, Cavite City
Estimated no. of participants: 15-30 pax
Background: Drug addiction appears to be on the rise in the Philippines. There are believed to
be as many as 6.7 million drug abusers. This is a dramatic increase from 1972 when there was
only believed to have been around 20,000 drug users in the Philippines. The drugs that are most
commonly abused in the Philippines includes alcohol, marijuana, heroin, cocaine,
methamphetamine (shabu), opium and ecstasy (MDMA)
Objective/s:
The activity aims to achieve the following for the community:
1. To increase awareness on substance abuse.
2. To educate the community on how to avoid, stop or to get help for substance use.
3. To gain knowledge about different types of substance abuse and their prevention or
treatment such as alcohol, marijuana, heroin, cocaine, methamphetamine (shabu),
opium and ecstasy (MDMA).

Strategies/Activities Strategy Outcome Strategy Measures Resources Needed

(Desired Result) (Performance Indicator)
1. Health Teaching The participants will gain - Lecture Manila Paper with
- Discussion
or expand their lecture.
- Question and
knowledge on substance
Answer
abuse, how to avoid and
stop it.
2. Role Playing The participants will be - Role play None
- Demonstration
divided into 5 groups and
each group will
demonstrate a substance
abuse case and will show
how to avoid and prevent
the abuse by role playing.

Prepared by:

Marie Danielle Samantha A. Alvarillo

BSN 3

Noted By:

Mr. Dexter Soguilon RN, MAN

Clinical Instructor