Name: CONDE, JADE F.

Date: AUG 01, 2020 Course/Year: BSN 1

Webinar #3

a. Title of Webinar #3.

- Webinar on the Use of Nutritional Guide for Persons Who Use Drugs (PWUDs).

b. Who gave the Opening Remarks?

- The opening remarks was given by Undersecretary Earl P. Saavedra (Executive

Director in Dangerous Drugs Board)

c. What is the specific objective/s of the Webinar?

- The specific objectives of the Webinar was to discuss the importance of adopting a

balanced diet and provide scientifically based guidelines and resources on nutritional

recommendations for the Persons Who Use Drugs or PWUDs.

d. Speaker, Agency connected & position.

The speaker was Dr. Imelda Angeles-Agdeppa (Scientist II/Chief, Science Research

Specialist or SRS), (Food and Nutrition Research Institution), (Department of Science and

Technology)

e. Main topics discussed/presented.

The main topic was about the “Nutrition in the Realm of the Life of Persons Who Use Drugs: Is

it important?” and presented under here was the following:

 -Background

- The Phases of the Program

- The Problem: Benchmarking and Profiling of Rehabilitation Centers

- The Need: Development of Nutrition Guidelines and Recipes

- Addressing the need and the effects: Integrating Nutrition Services in the Rehabilitation

Management

- Results and Conclusions

f. Discuss/describe each topic/s discussed/presented (present facts, figures/tables, ex.: factors

influencing participants/people to use substance, nutritional status of PWUD's, etc.)

- Substance abuse refers to the harmful or hazardous use of psychoactive substances,

including alcohol and illicit drugs. Psychoactive substance use can lead to dependence syndrome

- a cluster of behavioral, cognitive, and physiological phenomena that develop after repeated

substance use and that typically include a strong desire to take the drug, difficulties in controlling

its use, persisting in its use despite harmful consequences, a higher priority given to drug use

than to other activities and obligations, increased tolerance, and sometimes a physical withdrawal

state.

Factors Influencing Participants to Use Substances

Nutritional Status of PWUD

Dietary Diversity Score

Level of Depression Result

Trend on the Mean Score of Beck’s Depression Inventory Form Baseline to end line

Psychological Distress Result

World Health Organization Quality of Life Brief Version (2004)

g. Present the Conclusions & Recommendations presented by the Speaker of the Webinar.