The Social Menace of Drug Addiction
National Service Training Program
DRUG
DRUGS DEPENDENCE
Any substance other a state, psychic or also sometimes
than food and water, physical, resulting from the interaction
between a living organism and a drug,
which when taken and characterized by behavioral and
into the body causes other responses that always include a
change. compulsive desire or need to use the
drug on a continuous basis in order to
experience its effects and/or avoid the
discomfort of its absence”.
Drug
Dependence
PHYSICAL DEPENDENCE
Certain psychoactive drugs – alcohol, heroin and cocaine
, to mention a few- cause a change in the body chemistry when
make frequently in large doses over along period of time.
PSYCHOLOGICAL DEPENDENCE
The drug abuser feels he cannot be happy or satisfied without
the drug, which has become a very important part of his life.
Phases of Drug
Dependence
Experimentation Phase
Occasional or Social use
Regular Use
Drug Dependence
PRIMARY CAUSES AND
CONTRIBUTORY FACTORS TO DRUG
ABUSE
Family
Biological Factors
Psychological Factors
Parental Negligence
EFFECTS OF DRUG ABUSE
Effect to the Person (user)
Medical and Physical Deterioration
Personality Deterioration
Mental Deterioration
Spiritual Deterioration
Effect to the Family
Effect to the Community
Effect to the Society
What parents can DO
1. Before condemning any drug habit, make
sure you are setting the very best example
yourself.
2. Become knowledgeable
3. Talk to your son or daughter
4. Don’t be unduly suspicious
DRUG ABUSE AWARENESS AND
EDUCATION
Prevention programs provide a basis for teaching
young people to develop healthy behavioral
patterns that do not include drug taking, and for
instilling in them a sense of responsibility.
Pharmacological Classification of
Drugs
Different types of drugs affect people differently.
Stimulants
Also known as uppers. Any group of drugs that
excite the central nervous system, increase
alertness, alleviate fatigue, reduce hunger and
provide a feeling of well being.
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Hallucinogens
Any one of a large number of natural or synthetic
psychoactive drugs that produce marked
distortions of the senses and change in perception.
Drugs capable of provoking changes in sensation ,
thinking, self awareness and emotion.
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Depressants
Also called as “downers”. Any drug or chemical that
decrease the activity of any bodily function. The term is
used to refer to drugs that reduce the activity of the
central nervous system.
Inhalants
chemicals which is used for sniffing to get high.
Emerging Drugs
There are many new drugs that have arrived on the
market. These are often advertised as ‘legal highs’,
despite the fact that in most cases they are not legal.
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Effects of Illegal Drugs to Human
Body
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Effects of Illegal Drugs to Human
Body
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Effects of Illegal Drugs to Human
Body
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Effects of Illegal Drugs to Human
Body
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Signs & Symptoms of Drug
Abuse
Bloodshot
eyes
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Dilated
Signs & Symptoms of Drug
Abuse
Wearing sunglasses
constantly at
inappropriate times
Injection marks
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Signs & Symptoms of Drug
Abuse
Stealing items can
be readily sold for
cash
Association with known
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Signs & Symptoms of Drug
Abuse
Change from Change in mood
normal capabilities
depending on a
work habits,
efficiency, etc.
Drug taken
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Signs & Symptoms of Drug
Abuse
Poor physical
appearance
including
inattention to dress
and personal
hygiene
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REPUBLIC ACT 9165
COMPREHENSIVE
DANGEROUS
DRUGS ACT OF 2002
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SECTION 2
Declaration of Policy
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ARTICLE II
UNLAWFUL
ACTS AND
PENALTIES
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Section 5
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Section 11 Possession of Dangerous
Drugs
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Possession of 10 grams or more
but less than 50 grams of Shabu
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Possession of 5 grams or more but
less than 10 grams of shabu or 300
grams or more but less than 500
grams of marijuana
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Possession of less than 5 grams
of shabu or less than 300 grams
of marijuana
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Section 15 Use of Dangerous
Drugs
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Section 16 Cultivation or
culture of plants classified as
dangerous drugs
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Article IV
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Section 42 Student Councils and
Campus Organizations
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Section 43 - School Curricula
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Make
ME
UGLY
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Make
ME
STUPID
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DRIVE
ME
CRAZY
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LEAVE
ME
BROKE
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TAKE
ME TO
JAIL
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MAKE
ME
SICK
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LEAD
TO
ACCIDENT
S
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LEAD
ME TO
DEATH
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“The world will not be destroyed
by those who do evil, but by
those who watch & do nothing.”
~ Einstein
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