Legal OTC Drugs  Changes in attendance in school or work

Prescribed by
 Abrupt changes in overall attitude
Drugs Physicians  Irritable, discourteous, aggressive
(Over the Counter
 Usually untrustworthy and lacks of self-confidence
Medicines)
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Drugs Prohibited by RA. Substances that modify a

Low frustration tolerance
Lacking interest in one’s studies or work
9165: person’s perception, mood,
cognition, behavior, or
Signs of drug  Blames everybody but oneself
Comprehensive addiction:  Prefers to stay with peers
motor function.
Dangerous Drugs  Poor physical appearance
Act of 2002.  May frequent odd places
Substance abused  Wearing sunglasses at inappropriate times
Sustained used can  Unusual effort to cover arms to hide needle marks
Illegal Psychoactive
lead to Dependence  Stealing items which can be readily sold
syndrome or drug  Unusual borrowing of money from relatives and friends
Drugs Substances
addiction.  Association with known drug abusers

Treatments: Commonly Abused Myths and

substance: misconceptions: Factors:
 Withdrawal Can affect the:
management
 Detoxification  Alcohol  Recreational use of drugs is not harmful.
 Rehabilitation  Caffeine Person: Community: Family: Social:
program  Medical and physical Increases petty crimes  Drug use and criminal  Early exposure and
 Nicotine  Marijuana is no worse than using
 Out-patient deterioration Increases drug dependents and behavior frequency of social
 Marijuana alcohol or tobacco.
Treatment  Personal deterioration pushers  Poor, inconsistent behavior
 Cocaine  Attitudes and belief
 Follow-up and  Mental deterioration Fear of residents, especially at night family management
 Ecstasy  Everybody is taking drugs. Only the practices  Peer pressure and
Aftercare
 Shabu weak ones become drug dependent.
 Spiritual deterioration  Non-interactive neighbors
 Family conflict another social
 benzodiazepines  Family social factor
 Drug abuse is a “victimless” crime that deprivation
only hurts the user. Family: Society:
Humiliation and guilt  Increases heinous and anti-social
 Have knowledge about drug addiction Low self-esteem of family crimes School: Others:
How to help a
members  Overwhelming fear  Low degree of  Mobility
friend:
 Listen  Get help if you have an alcohol or drug problem Ununited  Disregarding moral values, and commitment to school  Constitutional,
 Share Domestic violence immorality  School failure genetic and
 Support  Avoid temptation Lost of money or valuables  Threat to national security  Neighborhood personal factors
 Encourage attachment  media
 infrom  Find support  Community
How to Avoid Drug Use disorganization
 Maintain physical wellness and mental health
Oliva, Divine G.
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