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    Drug education for youth is important, as youth are the most vulnerable to drug addiction. The document discusses reasons for drug addiction, including spending more time with peers than family and giving in to peer pressure. It defines drugs and how they are taken, and explains common reasons people turn to drugs, including using them to solve problems or for enjoyment. Signs of drug abuse include injection marks, mood changes, poor appearance, and changes in school/work attendance. Commonly abused drugs in the Philippines include shabu, ecstasy, and marijuana.

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    Drug education for youth is important, as youth are the most vulnerable to drug addiction. The document discusses reasons for drug addiction, including spending more time with peers than family and giving in to peer pressure. It defines drugs and how they are taken, and explains common reasons people turn to drugs, including using them to solve problems or for enjoyment. Signs of drug abuse include injection marks, mood changes, poor appearance, and changes in school/work attendance. Commonly abused drugs in the Philippines include shabu, ecstasy, and marijuana.

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    Drug education for youth is important, as youth are the most vulnerable to drug addiction. The document discusses reasons for drug addiction, including spending more time with peers than family and giving in to peer pressure. It defines drugs and how they are taken, and explains common reasons people turn to drugs, including using them to solve problems or for enjoyment. Signs of drug abuse include injection marks, mood changes, poor appearance, and changes in school/work attendance. Commonly abused drugs in the Philippines include shabu, ecstasy, and marijuana.

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    Drug education for youth is important, as youth are the most vulnerable to drug addiction. The document discusses reasons for drug addiction, including spending more time with peers than family and giving in to peer pressure. It defines drugs and how they are taken, and explains common reasons people turn to drugs, including using them to solve problems or for enjoyment. Signs of drug abuse include injection marks, mood changes, poor appearance, and changes in school/work attendance. Commonly abused drugs in the Philippines include shabu, ecstasy, and marijuana.

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    Drug education for youth is important undertaking

    particularly those who will be studying in the school.


    Presently the youth of today comprise the most vulnerable
    group that can be affected by prohibited drugs.
    Most Predominant Reason for Drug Addiction

    ❑ A teenager spend more time with friends or peers rather


    than at home
    ❑ The drug addict is generally an emotionally unstable
    individual before he or she acquires the habit.
    ❑ A person will try use if a friend insists; for sake of
    friendship
    ❑ The drug addict is generally an emotionally unstable
    individual before he or she acquires the habit. The
    person cannot face painful situations without help.
    What is a drug?
    A drug is a chemical substance that brings
    about physical, emotional or behavioral change in a
    person taking it.
    Drugs are substances that change a person's
    mental or physical state. They can affect the way
    your brain works, how you feel and behave, your
    understanding and your senses. This makes them
    unpredictable and dangerous, especially for young
    people. The effects of drugs are different for each
    person and drug.
    How are drugs taken?
    1. Ingestion
    2. Inhalation
    3. Injection
    4. Used as suppository
    5. Applied topically
    Why do people turn to drug?

    There are various reason-ranging from the


    reason the “medicines” can solve problems, to
    widespread access to various drugs, to “peer
    pressure”, to the notion that drugs give enjoyment to
    the users and in the context that is used as an
    alcoholic substitute.
    Drug abuse is the use of the chemical
    substance, licit or illicit, which
    results in an individual’s physical,
    mental, or social impairment.

    Compulsive, excessive, and sell-


    damaging use of habit forming drugs or
    substances, leading to addiction or
    dependence, serious psychological
    injury or psychological harm (such
    dysfunctional behaviour patterns,
    hallucinations, memory loss) or death.
    Common Sign of Drug Abuse

    ➢ Injection mark of an addict


    ➢ Unusual effort made to cover arms in order to hide
    needle marks.
    ➢ Stealing items which can be readily sold for cash to
    support a drug habit.
    ➢ Changes in mood – depending on the drug taken
    Example: depressed or becoming elated and Euphomic
    ➢ Association with known drug abusers
    ➢ Change from normal capabilities (work habits,
    efficiency, etc.)
    Common Sign of Drug Abuse

    ➢ Change in attendance at work or school.


    ➢ Wearing sunglasses constantly at inappropriate
    times (for instance, indoor or at night) or only to
    hide dilated or constricted pupils but also
    compensate for the eyes’ inability to adjust to
    sunlight. Marijuana causes bloodshot eyes.
    ➢ Poor physical appearance including inattention to
    dress and personal hygiene.
    Commonly Abused Drugs

    1. SHABU (Methamphetamine Hydrochloride)


    - most popular abused drug in the country
    today.
    Commonly Abused Drugs

    2. Ecstasy or Methylene dioxymethamphetamine


    (MDMA) – fast making its presence felt in the
    country.
    - synthetic drug that acts simultaneously as a
    stimulant and as a hallucinogen.
    Commonly Abused Drugs

    3. Marijuana – abounds in the Philippines.


    - refers to the dried leaves, flowers, stems,
    and seeds from the Cannabis sativa or Cannabis
    indica plant.

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