GROUP ECSTASY

Educators who are

Committed to
Serve
Towards
Anti Drug Abuse Program for our
Students welfare and the
Youth in general…
 MODULE 1
DRUG
IDENTIFICATION
 Drug
a substance use for treatment,
prevention and diagnosis of disease

a chemical substance which

affects a person in such a way as to
bring about physiological, emotional,
or behavioral change.
 Abuse
deliberately taking of substance
often than its intended purpose

 Addiction
a state of excessive use
(periodic/chronic intoxication)
detrimental to the individual and society
produced by the repeated consumption
 User
person who use, an act of using

 Misuse
Knowingly/unknowingly use of
substance for other than its intended
purpose
 Dependence
a state of physical or
psychological need or both, which
results from continues/periodic
use of drug.
 Psychological Dependence – exist
when the effects produced by a
drug have become necessary
for a person’s well-being.
 Physical Dependence – happens
when withdrawal symptoms
occur when the user stop using
drugs.
 Phases of Dependence
 experimentation
 occasional
 regular
 dependence
 delinquency
 MEDICAL FACTS ON
DRUGS AND SUBSTANCE
ABUSE

SIGNS , SYMPTOMS &

TREATMENT
 WHAT IS DRUG?
 Any chemical substance
which affects a person
in such a way to bring
about physiological,
emotional or behavioral
change. When taken
appropriately, it will
yield beneficial result.
On the other hand,
inappropriate use of it
will harm lives and
society.
DRUG ABUSE
 Any drug intake that causes more harmful
than helpful effects on the mind and body due
to the following acts:

 Using without
benefit of a
prescription,
medically useful
drugs, which
have the capacity
to alter mind and
behavior.
 Using a medically
useful mood
altering drug for a
purpose different
from the one for
which that drug
has been
prescribed.
 Using drug and
substance
having no
legitimate
medical
application for
purposes other
than research.
 The OVERUSE of a
drug without due
regard to accepted
medical practices
resulting in the
individual’s physical,
mental, emotional or
behavioral impairment.
 Persistent or
sporadic
excessive use
inconsistent
with or
unrelated to
acceptable
medical
practice.
Scientific Name:
Methamphetamine Hydrochloride
Street / Slang Names:
Poor Man’s Cocaine, Meth,
Ice, Speed, Shabs, “S”,
Shasha, Ubas, Bato, Tobats,
Siopao, Splash,
Chocolanay,etc
Scientific Name:
Cannabis Sativa (Plants)
Tetrahydrocannabinol (Process)

Street / Slang Names

Mary Jane , MJ, Flower,
Doodie, Pampapogi,
Brownies, Damo, Pot, Tea,
Joint, Dope, Jutes, Chongki,
Weed, Ganja, Hushies, etc.
Scientific Name:
3-4 MethyleneDioxyMethAmphetamine
or MDMA

Street / Slang Names

Designers Drug, X, XTC, Rave, E, Eckie,
Love Drug, Flying Saucer, LBD or Libido,
Jagged Little Pill, Adam, Eve, Artist Drug,
Hug Drug, MDA, MDEA, Love Doves,
Disco Biscuit, etc.
WHAT IS DRUG
DEPENDENCE?
 A state is which
a person can
function only in
the presence of
drugs in his own
system due to
his periodic or
continues use of
such.
 A state of psychic or
physical dependence
or both on a
dangerous drug
arising in a person,
following
administration or
use of that drug on a
periodic continuous
basis.
 A compulsive behavior brought
about by drug abuse, it can either
be physical or psychological.
WHAT ARE THE
CAUSES OF
DRUG ABUSE?
PARENTAL
INFLUENCE
BROKEN HOME
Lack of parental love
Infliction of Harsh Punishment
ALCOHOLIC PARENTS
 PEER INFLUENCE
 CURIOSITY
due to misinformation
and assurance from
friends who claim to
have enjoyed the
experience

 “PAKIKISAMA”
so as to be accepted by
the “BARKADA”
PERSONALITY FACTOR
 Absence of self-
confidence (with
drugs, they can
achieve
euphoria, a
feeling of well-
being)

 Depression and
loneliness
 WHAT ARE THE
CLASSIFICATION OF
COMMONLY ABUSED
DRUGS?
 HALLUCINOGENS
(Psychedelics, Psychotogens)

Examples: Marijuana (MJ, Damo,

Grass, Pot…) hashish, LSD
(Lysergic acid diethylamide),
mescaline, psilocubin.
Causes changes
in feeling and
sensation,
distortion of
illusions and
perception
Causes
hallucination
and its end
result is the
creation of
fantasies or
dreams-Good
Trip/Bad Trip
 STIMULANTS
 EXAMPLES
Amphetamine/
methamphetamine
-Cocaine
- “SHABU”
Induces
alertness, a
feeling of
well-being
reduces hunger
and can also
cause mental
illness or
impairment of
the sense of
reality.
Brings the
feeling of
heightened
physical
and mental
power
SEDATIVES
EXAMPLES:

-Barbiturates

Tranquilizers
Relaxes the
nervous system
of the body
reducing
tension and
inducing sleep
 It’s the one
causing the
metabolic
functioning of
the muscles to
slow down
 NARCOTICS
 EXAMPLES:

-Heroin
-Codeine
Induces Sleep
 May cause
COMA or
DEATH when
taken in excessive
dose
 INHALANTS
 EFFECTS
-unsteadiness and restlessness
-irritability
-initial excitement
-can cause sudden death
 EXAMPLES
-Quick drying glue
-Paint remover
-gasoline
-nail polish
-lighter fluid
 PWUDS PRAYER
HAIL MARYJANE, FULL OF COCAINE
DIED IN MERCY
TRIP TO HEAVEN
AMEN..
 FORMULA FOR DISASTER:

Peer Pressure

+ Drug Use

= DRUG ABUSE
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FORMULA TO WIN THE FIGHT
AGAINST DANGEROUS DRUGS:

D+ R + U + G + S
= SUCCESS

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 D ON’T EVEN THINK
ABOUT IT

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 R ESIST NEGATIVE PEER
PRESSURE

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U SE HEALTHY ALTERNATIVES

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 G OD IS THE ANSWER

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 S AY NO!

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FORMULA TO WIN THE FIGHT
AGAINST DANGEROUS DRUGS:

D+ R + U + G + S
= SUCCESS

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