TRUE/FALSE

 Teenagers who engage in drug use and abuse are

prone to drop-out and fail in their academic
performance.
 There are healthy and enjoyable things to do than
taking drugs
 Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA)
promotes drugs.
 According to the survey, most of the users are female.
 Shabu is the most common drugs used in Phil.
Factors that
Influence
Substance Use
and Abuse
UNIT II- PREVENTION OF
DRUG USE AND ABUSE
 Common
Concept of Drug
Education 
• Drugs are any substances or
chemicals which when taken
into the body either through
oral, nasal, transdermal or
intravenous way have
psychological, emotional and
behavioral effects on a
person.
Common Concept
of Drug Education 

• Drug Dependence is a cluster of

psychological, behavioral and
cognitive phenomena of variable
intensity in which the use of a drug
takers on a high priority thereby
creating a strong desire to take the
substance.  
Common
Concept of Drug
Education 

• Drug Misuse is the

use of a substance
incoherent or
inconsistent with the
prescribe dosage or
frequency of use. 
Common
Concept of Drug
Education 
• Drug Abuse is the use
of a substance for non-
medical purpose. Abuse
leads to organ damage
like brain damage and
liver damage, addiction
and troubled behavioral
patterns. 
 Common
Concept of Drug
Education 
• Drug Tolerance is the
condition of the body to adopt
the effects of substances to the
body thus requiring an even
larger amount of the substance
to experience the same
physiological and mental effect
experiences when taking the
smaller dose.
 Why people
take drugs?
• To be relieved from frequent pain, discomfort or illness
• To fit in and feel accepted by peers
• To escape or relax from stress
• To hide feelings of negative self-esteem
• To escape boredom
• To rebel against the law, parents or guardians
• To experiment
DRUG
DEPENDENCE
A.Physical Dependence – the body’s
chemical need of a certain drug. When the
user stops using drug , he/she may cause
negative withdrawal symptoms such as
cramps, fever, vomiting, anxiety, trembling
and nausea.
B.Psychological Dependence – the result of
an individual’s repeated use of a certain
drug for emotional or social reasons. He/she
craves the drug strongly to feel less anxious
around others or to escape from fear, sadness
or problems.