HEALTH

GATEWAY
DRUGS
• CIGARETTES AND ALCOHOL ARE
GATEWAY DRUGS. GATEWAY DRUGS
OPEN DOORS FOR A NON-DRUG USER TO
TRY AND EXPERIMENT ON MORE
DANGEROUS AND ILLEGAL DRUGS.
DESPITE THE TOTAL BAN ON CIGARETTE
ADVERTISEMENTS, MORE AND MORE
FILIPINOS INCLUDING TEENAGERS ARE
SINCE CIGARETTES AND ALCOHOL
ARE READILY AVAILABLE AND
GENERALLY ACCEPTED IN OUR
SOCIETY, MANY PEOPLE USE THEM
FOR VARIOUS PURPOSES. TEENAGERS
LIKE YOU ARE ESPECIALLY
VULNERABLE BECAUSE YOU ARE
ACCORDING TO THE STUDY DONE BY THE
NATIONAL YOUTH COMMISSION (NYC), TWO
(2)OUT OF FIVE (5) FILIPINO TEENAGERS AGED
13 TO 15 YEARS OLD SMOKE CIGARETTES
(PHILSTAR.COM, MARCH 16, 2012).
FURTHERMORE, IN A STUDY CONDUCTED BY
AN ANTI-TOBACCO GROUP IN THE YEAR 2011,
TEN FILIPINOS DIE EVERY HOUR BECAUSE OF
TOBACCO-RELATED DISEASES (PHILIPPINE
HEALTH EXPERTS EXPLAINED THAT THE
CONTINUOUS INCREASE IN CIGARETTE USE
AND ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION BY FILIPINO
TEENAGERS IS DUE TO ITS CHEAP PRICE.
MANY PRO-HEALTH GROUPS ARE NOW ASKING
THE GOVERNMENT TO INCREASE TAXES OF
CIGARETTE AND ALCOHOL COMPANIES. THE
INCREASE IN TAXES WILL LIKEWISE INCREASE
CIGARETTE AND ALCOHOL PRICES IN THE
ACTIVITY 1: KEY TO KNOWING
DIRECTIONS: BY GROUP, COMPLETE THE
KEY DIAGRAM BELOW. LIST THE TWO
GATEWAY DUGS IN THE TWO SMALLER
BOXES AND THE EXAMPLES OF
DANGEROUS AND ILLEGAL DRUGS IN THE
BIGGER BOX. WRITE YOUR ANSWER IN
THE BOX.
Activity 2: Why do teenagers
smoke?
Directions: Answer the questions
below. Write your answers on the
lines provided after each
statement.
1. Why do teenagers smoke?
2. Why do teenagers explore on
using dangerous drugs?
3. What can teenagers do to
avoid smoking and using
dangerous drugs?
 ASSIGNMENT

• ACTIVITY 3: GRAPHIC ORGANIZER

• DIRECTIONS: COMPLETE THE GRAPHIC
ORGANIZER BELOW. DISCUSS THE TWO KINDS
OF GATEWAY DRUGS .THEN GIVE YOUR
RECOMMENDATIONS TO YOUR FELLOW
TEENAGERS ON HOW TO AVOID THESE
GATEWAY DRUGS. WRITE YOUR ANSWERS