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LESSON 3: RISKY BEHAVIORS
OF ADOLESCENTS
CN 2008 – GENDER AND SOCIETY
Donna Flor S. Nabua, RPm
LEARNING OUTCOMES:
• Understand the risky behavior of the

growing adolescent;
• Identify trouble signs that can lead to
risky behaviors and its complications
and;
• Discuss how to avoid risky behaviors.
INTRODUCTION
• Majority of the youth mature successfully through adolescence without
apparent long term problems.
• All adolescents should be considered at risk due to the prevalence of risk
behaviors, the inherent developmental needs of adolescents, and the
various risk factors for their initiation and maintenance.
• Risk-taking is defined as participation in potentially health-compromising
activities with little understanding of, or in spite of an understanding of, the
possible negative consequences
RISKY BEHAVIORS
• Adolescents experiment with new
behaviors as they explore their emerging
identity and independence.
• The concept of risk has been established
as a characteristic that exposes
adolescents to threats to their health
and well-being.
• Health behaviors in adolescence
continue into adult life and will influence
health and morbidity throughout life.
RISKY BEHAVIORS
• During adolescence, young people begin to
explore alternative health behaviors including
smoking, drinking alcohol, drug use, sexual
intimacy, and violence.
• The Department of Health, in its Adolescent and

Youth Health Policy (2000),has identified the
following health risks: substance use, premarital
sex, early child bearing abortion, HIV AIDS,
violence, accidents, malnutrition, and mental
health.
IDENTIFIED SEXUAL RISKS AMONG
FILIPINO ADOLESCENTS
• One in three has sexual experience
• First sex for boys: 17.6 years old while first

sex for girls: 18.1 years old.
• One in 50 had sex before age 15 while
one in four had sex before age 18.
• Seven in 10 of 1st premarital sex cases are
unprotected against unintended
pregnancy and sexually-transmitted
infections (STI) including HIV-AIDS.
IDENTIFIED SEXUAL RISKS AMONG
FILIPINO ADOLESCENTS
• While prevalence of sexually transmitted infections like HIV
and AlDS are increasing in the youth, as of 2013, 86.7% have
heard of HIV and AlDS with poor understanding being the
highest in the country noting that three in four think that they
would not get AIDS.
TROUBLE SIGNS AMONG TEENS:
• sexual promiscuity; • deterioration in hygiene;
• regular use of drugs and alcohol; • oppositional behavior;
• repeated violations of the law or • refusal to work/non-compliance;
school regulations; • chronic lateness
• running away more than once in • falling asleep in class
three months;
• changes in physical appearance;
• skipping school more than once in and
three months;
• excessive daydreaming
• aggressive outburst /impulsive;
• dark drawings or writing;
COMMON DRUGS ABUSED BY YOUNG
PEOPLE AND THEIR EFFECTS:
1. Marijuana - also known as Cannabis,
Grass, Joint, Splif, Hashish, Pot, Weed
Effects - increase in heart rate and

dilation of certain blood vessels in the
eyes, which creates the characteristics
of blood-shot eyes.
• Sperm abnormalities/impotence
• Impaired fetal growth in pregnant
women
• Bronchial irritations
2. Alcohol
Effects:
• reaction time slows down and
thinking straight becomes difficult
• slurred speech and aggressive
behavior
• too much alcohol can end up
vomiting, becoming unconscious,
or even dying
• Unhealthy liver
3. Cigarettes - (tobacco, cigars)
Effects:
• According to WHO (2006), tobacco is
the second major cause of death in
the world.
• Nicotine, which is found in tobacco
products including cigarettes, is,
highly addictive.
• lung cancer, emphysema, and
bronchial disorders and more
4. Cocaine - Crack, Coke, C, Charlie,
Nose candy, Toot, Bazooka, Big C. Cake,
Lady, Stardust, Coco, Flake, Mister
coffee)prepared from coca leaves. High
cost. Can be snorted or injected.
Effects:
A small amount of cocaine will raise body
temperature, make the heart beat faster,
increase the breathing rate, make you
feel over confident, and make you more
alert with extra energy.
5. Heroin - Heroin is a drug obtained from
morphine and comes from the opium
poppy plant. Heroin is a drug that slows
down the user's body and mind.
It is a very strong painkiller and can be one
of the most dangerous things to mix with
other drugs.
Effects:
a feeling of well-being, relief from pain, fast
physical and psychological dependence,
sometimes nausea and vomiting, sleepiness,
loss of balance, loss of concentration, and
loss of appetite.
6. Amphetamines - AKA, Cystal meth, Shabu
stimulants that affect aperson's system by
speeding up the activity of the brain and giving
energy.
Effects:
increase in heart beat, faster breathing,
increase blood pressure and body temperature,
sweating, make the person more confident and
alert, give him/her extra energy, reduce
appetite, make it difficult to sleep, and might
make the abuser talk more.
7. Ecstasy - Ecstasy belongs to the same group of
chemicals as the above category that is stimulants, and
is most often used in the form of tablets at rave parties.
Effects:
A person using ecstasy will probably feel happy, warm,
loving and more energetic: He/she would feel
emotionally close to others, and might say or do things
that he/she usually would not. Nausea and vomiting, rise
in blood pressure and heartrate, possibly even death
due to overheating of the body, and dehydration or loss
of water are some effects of ecstasy.
• 8. Inhalants and solvents – rugby, gasoline, aerosol sprays, lighter
fluid, etc.
• These are not drugs as such and are in fact, legally available from
a large number of shops.
• Inhalants may give the user a high tor a very brief period of time.
• They make him/her feel numb for a short period of time, dizzy,
confused, and drowsy. They can also cause headaches, nausea,
fainting, accelerated heartbeat, disorientation, and
hallucinations. They can damage the lungs, kidney, and liver in
the long term.
TIPS TO AVOID DRUGS:
• You do not need to take drugs to be liked by other
people.
• You do not need to take drugs to feel brave or
courageous.
• You do not need drugs to cope with sorrow or
disappointments.
• You have, inside you, the strength and inner
resources to deal with any situation and any
problem.

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LESSON 3: RISKY BEHAVIORS

• Understand the risky behavior of the

• The Department of Health, in its Adolescent and

• First sex for boys: 17.6 years old while first

Effects - increase in heart rate and

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