Statistics

108, 106, 310

Philippine Population
(2019)
7-8 million drug users
Philippine Drug Prevalence
(2017)
20, 000 have been killed
(2018)
One of the worst things about drugs is that
they most commonly affect young people.
 WHY?

What is wrong with being YOUNG?

There are many difficult physical and
emotional changes that take place when
young people move from childhood to the
teenage years, a period often called
adolescence.
This is generally the critical time when
most young people begin experimenting
with drugs.
It is a lack of power that pushes young
people to seek “freedom” in drugs.

This lack of power may be felt as boredom,

as neglect, as abuse, as starvation, as a
lack of opportunities to earn, etc.

And since power is something that is never

given freely, young people need to learn
how to become more powerful.
 What are drugs?

A psychoactive substance people take to

change either the way they feel, think, or
behave.
What does it look like?

Marijuana/Cannabis
STREET NAMES
“boom”, “mary”, “pot”, “swag”, “grass”, “bud”,
“jane”, “reefer”, “torch”, “ganja”, “hooch”,
“indo”, “catnip”, “bhang”, “drag”, “loco”,
“doobee”, “chira”, “whackatabacky”
 SIGNS OF USE
• Bloodshot eyes
• Dilated Pupils
• Dry mouth
• Sweating
• Distraction
• Confusion and
• Talkativenes
• Impaired motor skills
OTHER EFFECTS :
Hallucination, Fantasies, Paranoia
 ECSTACY
(Methylenedioxymethamphetamine)
 ECSTACY is a hallucinogen and
produces stimulant effects like
amphetamine. It is commonly
marketed as a "feel good drug"
because of the positive feelings of
well being and empathy toward
other people, elimination of anxiety,
and extreme relaxation.
STREET NAME
“adam”, “batman”,
“bibs”, “charity”,
“clarity”, “cristal”, “E”,
“ecstacy”, “eve”,
“essense”, “happy hill”,
“hug drug”, “kitty”,
“kleenex”, “rolling”,
“lover’s speed”,
“scooby snacks”,
“sextacy (with viagra)”,
“wafers”, “xtc”
 SIGNS OF USE
• Rapid heart beat
• High blood pressure
• Faintness (kuyapan)
• Muscle cramping
• Panic attacks
• Nausea (suka-suka)
• Chill (panugnaw)
• Sweating
• Tremors (pangurog)
• Blurred vision
OTHER EFFECTS OF ECSTACY

• Anxiety (kabalaka)
• Hallucinations
• (handuraw)
• Paranoia (libogon)
• Depression
• (masulob-on)
 SHABU

SHABU - Methamphetamine hydrochloride

commonly known as “SHABU”, which is the most
common drug of abuse.
 SIGNS OF USE
* dilated pupils
* sweating
* flush skins
* dry mouth
* tremors
* hyperactivity
* clouded mental functioning
* decrease appetite
* aggression
* irritability
* skin abscesses
What does it look like?

Heroin
 How is it used?
Can be injected, snorted, smoked, or inhaled.

Heroin
 Street Names:

Hammer, horse, H, junk, nod, smack, white stuff,

joy powder boy, joy powder.

Heroin
What does it look like?

Inhalants and Solvents

 How is it used?
Often, the chemical is placed in the bottom of a
cup or container and then placed over the
nose and mouth inhaling the vapours. .

Inhalants and Solvents

What does it look like?

Cough Syrups
 How is it used?
Gulping for instant “buzz”

Cough Syrups
Warning!
It only takes
ONE TRY
for one to get
HOOKED
on
drugs

Warning!
SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF DRUG USE

The key is change.

It is important to watch for any significant
changes in your student’s/child's physical
appearance, personality, attitude or
behaviour.
 SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF DRUG USE

Physical Signs

• Loss of appetite, increase in appetite, any changes

in eating habits, unexplained weight loss or gain.
• Slowed or staggering walk; poor physical
coordination.
• Inability to sleep, awake at unusual times, unusual
laziness.
• Red, watery eyes; pupils larger or smaller than
usual; blank stare.
• Cold, sweaty palms; shaking hands.
• Puffy face, blushing or paleness.
 SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF DRUG USE

Physical Signs

• Smell of substance on breath, body or clothes.

• Extreme hyperactivity; excessive talkativeness.
• Runny nose; hacking cough.
• Needle marks on lower arm, leg or bottom of feet.
• Nausea, vomiting or excessive sweating.
• Tremors or shakes of hands, feet or head.
• Irregular heartbeat.
 SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF DRUG USE
Behavioral Signs

• Change in overall attitude/personality with no other

identifiable cause.
• Changes in friends; new hang-outs; sudden
avoidance of old crowd; doesn't want to talk about
new friends; friends are known drug users.
• Change in activities or hobbies.
• Drop in grades at school or performance at work;
skips school or is late for school.
• Change in habits at home; loss of interest in family
and family activities.
• Difficulty in paying attention; forgetfulness.
 SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF DRUG USE

Behavioral Signs

• General lack of motivation, energy, self-esteem,

"I don't care" attitude.
• Sudden oversensitivity, temper tantrums, or
resentful behavior.
• Moodiness, irritability, or nervousness.
• Silliness or giddiness.
• Paranoia
• Excessive need for privacy; unreachable.
 SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF DRUG USE

Behavioral Signs

• Secretive or suspicious behavior.

• Car accidents.
• Chronic dishonesty.
• Unexplained need for money, stealing money or
items.
• Change in personal grooming habits.
• Possession of drug paraphernalia.
 UNDERSTANDING DRUG ABUSE
WHY DO YOUNG PEOPLE USE DRUGS?

“Social Stress Assessment”

RISK FACTORS
• Personal Risk Factors – the lack or absence of
skills which help expose the person to drug
abuse.
• Environmental Risk Factors – place, people
and circumstances influencing one’s exposure to
drug abuse.
 UNDERSTANDING DRUG ABUSE
WHY DO YOUNG PEOPLE USE DRUGS?

“Social Stress Assessment”

PROTECTIVE FACTORS
• Personal Protective Factors – strong skills that
protect an individual against drug abuse.
• Environmental Protective Factors – good
personal connections to people, places and
institutions that discourage substance abuse.
Common Signs
of
Drug Abuse
Why Should We Say NO to Drugs

Drugs cannot solve your problems.

Give yourself the chance to be all
you can be.
Drugs will surely ruin your life.
Will totally destroy your mental and
physical well-being.
Will adversely affect your family.
 UNDERSTANDING DRUG ABUSE
WHY DO YOUNG PEOPLE USE DRUGS?

Workshop # 3
 UNDERSTANDING DRUG ABUSE
WHY DO YOUNG PEOPLE USE DRUGS?

Real Life Stories

1. A Modern Hero
2. Am I to be Blamed?
3. The Downfall of Cameron Douglas
4. Sean’s Story
5. Cheyenne’s Story
6. Easy, Cheap and Deadly
 UNDERSTANDING DRUG ABUSE
WHY DO YOUNG PEOPLE USE DRUGS?

“Social Stress Assessment

Analysis”
If the risk factors in an individual’s life
outweigh the protective factors, it is
likely that (s)he will start abusing
drugs.
Drug Crimes and Penalties
 Drug Crimes and Penalties
Drug Trafficking

Penalty – life imprisonment to death

and fine: P500,00.00 – 10M
 Drug Crimes and Penalties
Trafficking of Controlled Precursors
and Essential Chemicals

Penalty – 12 years and 1 day to 20

years and fine: P100,000.00 -
P500,000.00.
 Drug Crimes and Penalties
Maintenance of a Drug Den, Dive or
Resort

Penalty– life imprisonment to death

and fine: P500,00.00 – 10M
 Drug Crimes and Penalties
Employees and Visitors of a Den, Dive
or Resort

Penalty–12 years and 1 day to 20

years and fine: P100,000.00 -
P500,000.00.
 Drug Crimes and Penalties
Possession of Dangerous Drugs:
a) Penalty - life imprisonment to death and
fine: P500,00.00 – 10M
(1) 10 grams or more of opium;
(2) 10 grams or more of morphine;
(3) 10 grams or more of heroin;
(4) 10 grams or more of cocaine or cocaine
hydrochloride;
(5) 50 grams or more of methamphetamine
hydrochloride or "shabu";
(6) 10 grams or more of marijuana resin or
marijuana resin oil;
(7) 500 grams or more of marijuana; and
(8) 10 grams or more of other dangerous drugs
 Drug Crimes and Penalties
Possession of Dangerous Drugs
b) Otherwise, if the quantity involved is less than the
foregoing quantities, the penalties shall be graduated as
follows:
1. Life imprisonment and fine: 400,000.00 - P500,000.00, if the
quantity of methamphetamine hydrochloride or "shabu" is
ten (10) grams or more but less than fifty (50) grams;
2. Imprisonment 20 years and 1 day to life imprisonment and
fine:400,000.00 – P500,000.00, if the quantities of dangerous
drugs are five (5) grams or more but less than ten (10) grams
of other drugs or three hundred (300) grams or more but less
than five (hundred) 500) grams of marijuana; and
3. Imprisonment 12 and 1 day to 20 years and a fine ranging
from P300,000.00 – P400,000.00, if the quantities of
dangerous drugs are less than five (5) grams of other drugs
or less than three hundred (300) grams of marijuana.
 Drug Crimes and Penalties
Possession of Equipment, Instrument,
Apparatus and Other Paraphernalia for
Dangerous Drugs.
Penalty - 6 months and 1 day to 4 years and
fine 10,000.00 - 50,000.00
 Drug Crimes and Penalties
Use of Dangerous Drugs:
Penalty:
1. 1st Offense - minimum of six (6) months
rehabilitation
2. 2nd Offense – 6 years and 1 day to 12
years and fine ranging from P50,000.00
to P200,000.00
“Get High with GOD;
Not with Drugs.”
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