HEALTH PROMOTION &

PREVENTION OF
DISEASES
Reporter:
GROUP 7
 WHAT IS HEALTH?
A. INTRODUCTION

THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION DEFINES HEALTH AS THE STATE OF

COMPLETE PHYSICAL, MENTAL, AND SOCIAL WELL BEING.

THE HEALTH OF INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES, AND COMMUNITIES IS NOT SOLELY

DETERMINED BY BIOLOGIC FACTORS (TAN, ET.AT., 2009). LIFESTYLE CHOICES
AND ENVIRONMENT ALSO PLAY IMPORTANT ROLES

HEALTH PROMOTION IS A PROCESS OF ENABLING INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES AND

COMMUNITIES TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THEIR HEALTH AND TO ACTIVELY TAKE PART
IN KEEPING THEMSELVES HEALTHY.

HEALTH NEEDSTO TO BE VIEWED BOTH AS A RIGHT AND A RESPONSIBILITY.

(TAN,ET.AL,2009)

B. WHY D0 WE HAVE TO STUDY HEALTH?
(GASSILLA-DELA CRUZ,2005)
1. MEDICAL HEALTH RECORDS HOW
THAT CURRENT HEALTH PRACTICES
ARE POOR.
2. PEOPLE’S ATTITUDE TOWARDS
HEALTH DOES NOT LEAD TO
HYGIENIC LIVING.
3. PEOPLE’S LACK BASIC
INFORMATION REGARDING HEALTH
MATTER.
4. HABITS AFFECT HEALTH AND THE
SCHOOL CAN DEVELOP HEALTH
HABITS.
ACCORDING TO FUENTES(1999),
WOMEN TEND TO LIVE LONGER AND ARE
GENERALLY FAR HEALTHIER THAN
MEN.THIS IS PARTLY BECAUSE EVEN
WHEN THEY ARE IN THE BEST OF
HEALTH THEIR BASIC BIOLOGICAL
FUNCTIONS - MENSTRUATION,
PREGNANCY, CHILDBIRTH, AND
MENOPAUSE - FREQ UENTL Y R EQUIR E
MEDICAL INTERVENTION.
FURTHER, SHE SAID THAT THERE IS
AN INCREASING AND PREDOMINANTLY
SILENT CRISES IN MEN’S HEALTH AND
WELL-BEING. DUE TO LACK OF
AWARENESS, POOR HEALTH EDUCATION,
AND CULTURALLY INDUCED BEHAVIOR
PATTERNS IN THEIR WORK, AND
PERSONAL LIVES, MEN’S HEALTH AND
WELL-BEING ARE DETERIORATING
STEADILY.
 IN THE 1920, THE LIFE EXPECTANCY
OF MALES AND FEMALES WAS ROUGHLY THE
SAME. NOW, LIFE EXPECTANCY OF MALES
IS OVER 10% LOWER OR 7 YEARS SHORTER
THAN WOMEN.
1. PRIMARY REASON
MEN HAVE BEEN BROUGHT UP TO
THINK IT IS UNMANLY TO REACT
TO PAIN IN THEIR BODIES.
MEN OFTEN IGNORE WARNING
SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS UNTIL THE
PROBLEM BECOMES SERIOUS
THERE REALLY IS NOT A MEDICAL
SPECIALTY TO DEAL WITH THE WIDE
VARIETY OF PROBLEMS THAT A MAN
FACES.

THE CONSEQUENCE IS THAT MEN

ARE GREATER RIK FOR SEVERAL
OF THE TOP KILLERS:
• HEART DISEASE
• CANCER
• SUICIDE
• ACCIDENTS AND
• VIOLENCE
2. ESSENTIAL FACTS WHICH MAN SHOULD KNOW :
(FUENTES, ET.AL,1999)
a) HEART DESEASE. BROUGHT BY LACK OF
CONCERN FOR DIET AS WELL AS A
STRESSFUL LIFESTYLE.
b) HOSPITAL. MEN VISIT DOCTORS WHEN THEY
CAN NO LONGER BEAR THE PAIN. SO, IF
THEIR DISEASE IS ALREADY SEVERE, THE
TENDENCY IS TO STAY LONGER IN THE
HOSPITAL.
c) VIOLENCE. MEN’S TENDENCY IS TO BECOME
MORE AGRESSIVE THAN WOMEN. THIS
AGRESSIVENESS IS BOUGHT ABOUT BY THE
MALES HORMONE, TESTOSTERONE. WHAT
HAPPENS IS THEY END UP IN JAIL OR IN
A MENTAL HOSPITAL.
d) ADDICTION. IT IS ESTIMATED THAT OVER
TWO-THIRD OF ALCOHOLOICS ARE MEN.
THE REASON FOR THIS IS THE ‘MACHO’ IMAGE
IN WHICH MEN SELDOM SHARE THEIR
EMOTIONAL DISTURBANCES WITH OTHERS.
BECAUSE OF THESE EMOTIONAL OUTBURSTS,
THEY TEND TO TAKE DRUGS OR ALCOHOLS.
e) ACCIDENTS. MEANS ARE ESPOSED TO
HAZARDOUS JOBS ESPECIALLY ENGINEERS,
PILOTS, MARINES, FISHERMAN,ETC.
f) SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES. STD IS A
DISEASE AMONG MEN IF THEY DO BOT
PRACTICE SAFE SEX, OR RESTRAIN FROM
SEXUAL ACTIVITIES WITH SOME LOW MORAL
WOMEN, ESPCIALLY PROSTITUTES.
g) SUICIDE. MORE MEN TEND TO COMMIT SUICIDE
THAN WOMEN. BECAUSE OF THE ‘MACHO’
IMAGE, THEY ALWAYS KEEP THEIR PROBLEMS
TO THEMSELVES. SO, THEY ARE MORE
LIKELY TO COMMIT SUICIDE, AS THEY DONT
HAVE ANY OUTLET TO SHARE THEIR
EMOTIONS.
2. ESSENTIAL FACTS WHICH MAN SHOULD KNOW :
(FUENTES, ET.AL,1999)
h) IMPOTENCE. THIS IS BROUGHT ABOUT
PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECTS. OTHER
CONTRIBUTORS TO IMPOTENCE ARE:
SMOKING,ALCOHOL, BLOOD PRESSURE
MEDICINES AND DIABETES.
i) CANCER. MEN ARE TWICE AS LIKELY TO DIE
FROM CANCER AS WOMEN ARE. THE MALE
SPECIFIC CANCERS ARE: TESTICULAR,
PROSTATE, WHILE THE NON-GENDER
SPECIFIC CANCERS ARE LUNG AND COLON
CANCER.
j) STRESS. SEVERAL FACTORS CAN CAUSES
STRESS AMONG MEN SUCH AS FINANCIAL
PROBLEMS, POOR HEALTH, HEAVY WORKLOAD,
THE DEATH OF A LOVED ONE, WORK
ENVIRONMENT AND MARRIGE STRIFE.
3. CARRIERS OF CONTAGIOUS DISEASE
THERE ARE THREE AGENT-CARRIERS OF DISEASE
GERMS AND THESE ARE:
a) MAN. MAN SPREADS A CONTAGIOUS
DISEASE DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTL HE
IS A CRRIER EVEN IF HE HAS NOT
BEEN SICK WITH THE DISEASE, BUT
CARRIES THE GERMS WITH HIM.
● HOW CAN MAN SPREAD A CONTAGIOUS
DISEASE DIRECTLY AND INDIRECTLY?
- DIRECTLY: IT IS THROUGH
TALKING,SLEEPING ORHOLDING HANDS WITH
THE SICK PERSON.
- INDIRECTLY: THROUGH HANDLING THE
THINGS USED OR TOUCHED BY AN INFECTED
PERSON.
 3. CARRIERS OF CONTAGIOUS DISEASE
● HOW CAN WE PREVENT THE SPREAD OF c) FOOD. FOOD IS ALSO A CARRIER OF
GERMS?
DISEASE; SO LET US AVOID EATING
DIRTY FOOD. LEFTOVER SHOULD
- IT IS NECESSARY THAT PERSONS WHO
ALWAYS BE COVERED SO THAT FLIES,
ARE SICK SHOULD STAY AWAY FROM OTHERS
RATS, AND COCKROACHES WILL NOT
STEP ON THEM.
- AVOID TOUCHING THE THINGS THAT
HEY HAVE HANDLED AND IMMEDIATELY
DISINFECT THESE THROUGH BOILING, DRYING,
BURNING OR THE USE OF CHEMICALS.
IN ORDER TO AVOID GETTING DISEASES
FROM INFECTED FOOD, YOU SHOULD NOT
- A PERSON WHO HAS PHLEGM SHOULD
BUY FROM THE OUTSIDE VENDORS BECAUSE
NOT SPIT ANYWHERE. HE SHOULD ONLY SPIT
YOU ARE NOT SURE HOW THEY PREPARE,
IN CUSPIDORS WHICH SHOULD BE COVERED
COOK, AND SERVE THE FOOD.
WHEN NOT IN USE.

b) WATER. DRINKING WATER IS ANOTHER

CARRIER OF A DISEASE. WE ALSO GET
THE DISEASE BY USING THE GLASS AND
UTENSILS OF A SICK PERSON.

.
C. SOME HEALTH
FACTORS
1. HEALTHY LIFESTYLE
2. PHYSICAL ACTIVTY AND EXERCISE
3. ON SMOKING AND TOBACCO USE
4. ALCOHOL AND HEALTH
1. HEALTHY LIFESTYLE

OUR CHOICE CAN MAKE US HEALTHY OR

CAN PREDISPOSE US TO DISEASES.
THESE ARE SUPPORTED BY NUMEROUS
SCIENTICIFC AND RESEARCH STUDIES.
MAKE HEALTHY CHOICES TO COMBAT
DISEASES OF LIFESTYLES
(CARDIOVASSCULAR DISEASES, OBESITY,
TOBACCO- RELATED DISEASES).
2. PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND EXERCISE

REGULAR PHYSICAL ACTVIITY IS

IMPORTANT TO ONE’S HEALTH AND
WELLNESS. THE BALANCE BETWEEN THE
CALORIES OR ENERGY ONE GETS FROM
FOOD AND THE CALORIES OR ENERGY
ONE USE DURING PHYSICAL ACTIVITY
WILL DETERMINE THE BODY WEIGHT OF
A PERSON.
3. ON SMOKING AND TOBACCO USE

IN SMALL AMOUNTS IN THE HUMAN BODY,

NICOTINE STIMULATES THE NERVES. IT
MAKES THE HEART BEAT FASTER.
NICOTINE IS HIGHLY ADDICTIVE, THIS
MEANS THAT SMOKERS BECOME
INDEPENDENT ON ITS EFFECT AS A
STIMULANT. WHEN THIS EFFECR WAERS
OFF, THE BODY STRONGLY DESIRES
MORE. THAT IS WHY PEOPLE WHO SMOKE
FIND IT HARD TO STOP.
THE EFFECTS OF TOBACCO ON THE HEART DISEASES:
HYPERTENSION, CLOGGED
BODY (TAN, ET.AL, 2009) HEART
CORONARY ARTERIES, HEART
ATTACKS.

BODY STOMACH PEPTIC ULCER

EFFECTS
PARTS
SYSTEMATIC LUPUS
HAIR HAIR LOSS IMMUNE SYSTEM ERYTHEMATOSUS AND
RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS
EYES MACULAR DEGENARATION
DECREASED PREGNANCY
RATE, LOWEER BONE DENSITY,
WRINKLING, YELLOWISH-BROWN
REPRODUCTIVE INFERTILITY, EARLY
SKIN STAINING OF THE FINGERS,
SYSTEM MENOPAUSE, CERVICAL
PSORIASIS
(FEMALE) CANCER, ABORTIONS,
EARS HEARING LOSS PRETERM DELIVERY, STILL
BIRTHS.
TOOTH DECAY, PLAQUES, TOOTH
TEETH REPRODUCTIVE
LOSS ABNORMAL SPERM
SYTEM (MALE)
EMPHYSEMA, CHRONIC BRONCHITIS, SUDDEN INFANT DEATH
LUNGS ON INFANTS
LUNG CANCER SYNDROME, LOW BIRTH
WITH SMOKING
WEIGHT, MENTAL
BONES OSTEOPOROSES MOTHERS
RETARDATION.
4. ALCOHOL AND HEALTH

ALCOHOLISM IS A DISEASES OR
DISORDER OF BEHAVIOR CHARACTERIZED
BY REPEATED DRINKING OF ALCOHOL
BEVERAGES. WHILE AN ALCOHOLIC IS A
PERSON WHO INDULGES IN HEAVY
UNCONTROLLED DRINKING TO THE
DETRIMENT OF THE PERSON’S HEALTH
AND PERSONALITY.
THREE COMMON TYPES OF ALCOHOL
IN THE CONSUMER MARKET:
1. METHANOL OR WOOD ALCOHOL- TYPE
OF ALCOHOL FOUND IN
SHELLAC,THINNER AND PAINTS.

2. ISOPROPYL ALCOHOL- FOUND IN

RUBBING ALCOHOLS AND IS USED AS A
DISINFECTANT TO KILL GERMS

3. ETHANOL- ALSO KNOWN AS GRAIN

ALCOHOL BECAUSE IT IS FORMED BY
FERMENTATION OF FRUITS AND GRAINS.
 ● HE HAS LESS INTEREST IN
HIS LIFE AND NO MORE
AMBITION.

● HE HAS SLOWER REACTION.

DISADV
ANTAGE
OF ALC S ● HE IS PESSIMISTIC.
( GA
O HOL
SILLA-D
CRUZ,20 ELA ● HE HASS LES CAPACITY FOR
05) CREATIVE WORK AND
THOUGHT.

● HE IS NO LONGER AWARE OF
WHAT IS HAPENNING IN THE
SURROUNDINGS.
 ● A PERSON CAN HAVE A GOOD
APPETITE.
ADVANT
AGES I
TAKEN F
IN ● HE CAN HAVE A SOUND
MODERA SLEEP AT NIGHT.
TION
● HE CAN HAVE MORE ENERGY
FOR CREATIVE WORK.
 HARMFUL EFFECT OF ALCOHOL ON THE ACUTE: ENLARGED BLOOD
BODY(TAN, ET.AL,2009) ESOPHAGUS VESSELS,SCARS,BLEEDING.
LONG TERM: CANCER
BODY
PARTS/ EFFECTS ACUTE: INCREASED PRODUCTION
SYSTEM OF GASTRIC JUICES
STOMACH
SHORT TERM: ULCER,GASTRITIS
ACUTE: POOR COORDINATION OF
LONG TERM: CANCER
EXTREMITIES
BRAIN SHOR TERM: HANGOVERS: BLACKOUTS ACUTE: DIARRHEA
LONG TERM: BRAIN DAMAGE: DEMENTIA: SHORT TERM: ULCERS&
INTESTINES
KORSAKOFF’S SYNDROME,NEUROPATHIES DESTRCUTION OF ENZYME SYSTEM
LONG TERM: CANCER
SENSE EYES- TUNNEL VISION
ORGANS EARS- IMPAIRED HEARING SHORT TERM: HEMORRHAGIC
PANCREAS
PANCREATITIS
SHORT TERM- ANGINA PECTORIS
HEART
LONG TERM- CARDIOMYOPATHY ACUTE: FATTY LIVER
LIVER SHORT TERM: HEPATITIS
BLOOD LONG TERM- ANEMIA
LONG TERM: CIRRHOSIS
ACUTE: NARROWING OF VICERAL BLOOD
LONG TERM: FERMINIZATION-
VESSELS: WIDENING OF PERIPHERAL
BLOOD REPRODUCTIVE ENLARGEMENT OF BREAST,
BLOOD VESSELS
VESSELS SYSTEM (MALE) LOWERED TESTOSTERONE LEVEL,
SHORT TERM: INCREASED BLOOD
TESTICULAR SHRINKAGE
PRESSURE
LONG TERM: IRREGULAR
ACUTE: WEAKENING OF COUGH REFLEX REPRODUCTIVE
MENTRUATION, MENSES STOP,
LUNGS SHORT TERM: ASPIRATION SYSTEM
FETAL ALCOHOL SYNDROME IN
LONG TERM: PNEUMONIA (FEMALE)
BABIES TO ALCOHOLIC MOTHERS
 ACUTE: IMPAIRED COORDINATION CLES
MUSCLES SHORT TERM: LOSS OF BALANCE
LONG TERM: REDUCED MUSCLE MAS
LONG TERM: OSTEOARTHRITIS, GOUTY
BONES ARTHRITIS, URIC ACID
IMMUNE LONG TERM- INCREASED
SYSTME SUSCEPTIBILITY TO INFECTIONS
D. DRUG EDUCATION (ESTEEM
ENTERPRISES, 1994)
● WHAT IS DRUG?
DRUG IS ANY SUBSTANCE OTHER THAN FOOD
AND WATER THAT IS TAKEN ADMINISTERED
IN ORDER TO ALTER, SUSTAIN OR CONTROL
THE TAKER’S OR RECIPIENT’S PHYSICAL,
MENTAL, OR EMOTIONAL STATE.
● WHEN DRUGS ARE
HARMFUL?
ANY DRUGS MAY BE HARMFUL WHEN TAKEN
IN EXCESS. SOME DRUGS CAN ALSO BE
HARMFUL IF TAKEN IN DANGEROUS
COMBINATIONS OR BY
HYPERSENSITIVE(ALLERGIC) PERSONS IN
ORDINARY OR EVEN SMALL AMOUNTS.
● WHAT IS DRUG ABUSE?
DRUG ABUSE IS THE USE OF ANY
CHEMICAL SUBSTANCE, LICIT OR
ILLICIT, WHICH RESULTS IN AN
INDIVIDUALS PHYSICAL, MENTAL OR
SOCIAL IMPAIRMENT.
● HOW DOES ONE BECOME A
DRUG USER OR ABUSER?
THERE ARE DIFFERENT CIRCUMSTANCES
LEAD PEOPLE TO BECOME DRUG USERS OR
ABUSERS
HERE ARE THE MOST COMMON ONES:
1. ADRUG PUSHER OFFERED A PERSON
DRUGGED CANDIES. AFTER TAKING THE
CANDIES THE PERSON BEGAN TO ASK FOR
MORE.
2. ABOY OFFERED A GIRL A MARIJUANA
CIGARETTE. WHEN SHE LIKED THE FEELING
OF DREAMINESS AND LIGHTNESS AFTER
SMOOKING, SHE WILL ASK FOR MORE.
3. ADRIVER WHO HAS TO WORK DAY AND
NIGHT WANTED TO BE AWAKE WHILE
DRIVING. A DRUG PUSHER GAVE HIM PEP
PILLS. SEEING THE PILLS WORK HE GOT
INTO THE HABIT OF TAKING THEM.
NOW, HE IS A DRUG USER BUT HE CAN NO
LONGER DRIVE.
4. AWOMAN WHO COULD NOT SLEEP BECAUSE OF
BODY PAINS AND EMOTIONAL PROBLEMS.
SOMEONE TOLD HER TO TAKE SLEEPING
PILLS FROM MILD TO STRONGER ONES. FROM
THEN ON, SHE NEVER ENJOYED SLEEPING
NORMALLY AND SOUNDLY.
5. FAMILYPROBLEM IS ONE OF THE REASONS
WHY A PERSON TURNS TO DRUG. TO FORGET
HIS/HER PROBLEM HE/SHE ACCEPTED DRUG
FROM A FRIEND OR SOMEONE. THE DRUG
MADE HIM/HER ESCAPE FROM THE PROBLEM
FOR A WHILE. IN TIME SHE/HE WILL
BECOME A DRUG ABUSER.
6. SOMEPEOPLE GET INTO DRUGS DUE TO
CURIOSITY. A HEALTHY PERSON SAW
SOMEONE SMOKINH MARIJUANA. HE TRIED IT
FOR THE EXPERIENCE. HE ALSO TRIED
TAKING OTHER DRUGS. BEFORE HE KNEW, HE
WASS A DRUG ABUSER.
 WHAT DRUGS ARE
COMMONLY ABSUSED?

1. STIMULANTS
2. HALLUCINOGENS
3. NARCOTICS OR
OPIATES
4. OPIUM
5. MORPHINE
 STIMULANTS

STIMULANTS ARE ALSO KNOWN AS “UPPERS” OR “PIP

PILLS”. THESE DRUGS INCREASE THE ACTIVITY OF
THEIR USER TEMPORARILY. THEY MAKE HIM/HER OVER
ACTIVE, EASILY AND HIGHLY EXCITED, TALKATIVE,
VERY NERVOUS, EASILY ANGERED AND QUARRELSOME.
THEY REDUCE HUNGER AND PROVIDE A FEELING OF
WELL BEING.
 AMPHETAMINE COCAINE
CAN BE TAKEN IN TAKEN FROM THE LEAVES
TABLET OR CAPSULE OF COCA PLANTS. IT IS
FORM OR BY INJECTION TAKEN AS POWDER OR
INTO THE BLOOD. LIQUID.
DEPRESSSANTS “DOWNERS” BARBITURATE (SEDATIVES)
DRUGS THAT SLOW DOWN THE FUCTIONS OF
BRAIN, RESULTING IN SLOW-THINKING THESE ARE PRESCRIBED BY
AND POOR JUDGEMENT. HABITUAL USESRS
OF DEPRESSANTS SHOW SLOWNESS OF
DOCTORS FOR THOSE WHO SUFFER
MOVEMENT, DIFFICULTY IN SPEED AND FROM LACK OF SLEEP. THEY
DILATIONS OF THE PUPILS OF THE EYES. CAUSE ADDICTION IF TAKEN
WHEN TAKEN WITH ALCOHOL, THESE DRUGS FREQUENTLY.
MAY RESULT TO DEATH
 HALLUCINOGENS

(ALSO CALLED PSYCHEDELICS)

THESE DRUGS AFFECT SENSATION, THINGKING, SELF-

AWARENESS AND EMOTION. CHANGES IN TIME AND
SPACE PERCEPTION, DELUSIONS(FALSE BELIEFS) AND
HALLUCINATIONS MAY BE MILD OR OVERWHELMING,
DEPENDING ON THOSE AND QUALITY OF DRUG. A
PERSON MAY HAVE A “GOOD TRIP” OR “BAD TRIP” ON
DIFFERENT OCCASIONS.
 MARIJUANA
IT IS TAKEN FROM THE CRUSHED
AND CHOPPED LEAVES AND
FLOWERS OF THE INDIAN HEMP
PLANTS AND IS EITHER SMOKED
AS A CIGARETTES OR IN PIPES.
HASHISH “HASH”
MORE POWERFUL THAN MARIJUANA.
IT COMES FROM THE FLOWERING
TOOP OF THE INDIAN HEMP PLANT.
IT CAN EITHER BE SMOKED OR
TAKEN ORALLY IN THE FORM OF
CANDIES AND COOKIES
 IT MAKES THE USER LOSE ITS
SENSE OF TIME AND SPACE. AFTER
SOMETIMES IT GIVES HIM A
FEELING OF FEAR, PANIC AND
SOMETIMES MADNESS. LSD IS ALSO
CALLED ACID, CUBES, PEARLY
GATES, OR HEAVENLY BLUE.
LYSERGIC ACID
DIETHYLAMIDE (LSD)
THE MOST POWERFUL
HALLUCINOGEN DRUG. IT COMES
IN CAPSULES, SMALL DIFFERENT
COLORED PILLS, OR COLORLESS,
TASTELESS, AND ODORLESS
LIQUID.
 NARCOTICS OR
OPIATES
PRODUCE INSENSIBILITY, STUPOR, MELANCHOLINESS
OR DULLNESS OF MIND WITH DELUSIONS. THEY ARE
USED MEDICALLY AS PAIN KILLERS BUT WHEN USED
WITHOUT DOCTOR’S PRESCRIPTION, THEY CAN CAUSE
MUCH HARM TO THE USER.
 OPIUM

A MILKY EXUDATE WHICH IS EXTRACTED FROM THE

UNRIPE CAPSULE OF THE POPPY PLANT. IT CAN BE
EATEN BUT IS USUALLY SMOKED IN A PIPE
 MORPHINE

TAKEN FROM OPIUM AND ONE OF THE STRONGEST

MEDICALLY-USED DRUGS. WHEN TAKEN IN LARGE DOSES.
IT MAKES A PERSON SLEEP, CAUSSES UNCONSIOUSNESS
OR EVEN DEATH. MORPHINE ID ADDICTING.
HOW CAN YOU TELL
WHEN ONE IS ABUSING
DRUGS?
1. IS IRRITABLE,
DISCOURTEOUS, DEFIANT
AND AGRESSIVE.
2. IS UNTRUSTWORTHY AND
LACKS OF SELF-CINFIDENCE.
5. LACKS INTEREST IN HIS
STUDIES/WORK.
6. BLAMES EVERYBODY FOR HIS
PROBLEMS; AND
7. PREFERS HIS ‘BARKADA’
WHERE HE FEELS ACCEPTED.

3. IS UNHEALTHY AND
UNCONCERNED WITH GOOD
GROOMING.

4. HAS A LOW FUSTRATION

TOLERANCE.
 WHAT ARE THE ILL-EFFECTS
OF DRUG ABUSE?
3. PHYSICAL DAMAGE. THE USE OF
1. MALNUTRITION. THE LIVES OF DRUG UNSTERILE SYRINGES AND
DEPENDENTS REVOLVE AROUND DRUG CONTA,INATED DRUGS THESE MAY
ABUSE. THEY MISS THEIR REGULAR CAUSE CERTAIN MEDICAL PROBLEMS,
MEALS BECAUSE THEY LOSE THEIR LIVER AND KIDNEY DAMAGE MAY
APPETITE. RESULT WHEN LARGE QUANTITIES ARE
TAKEN. MANY WHO ABUSE DRUGS ALSO
2. PANIC REACTION. THE LOSS OF NEGLECT HYGIENE,WHICH CAN LEAD TO
THOUGHT PROCESSES CAN CAUSE PANIC MULTIPLE HEALTH PROBLEMS. KIDNEY
REACTIONS OR FEELINGS OF FAILURE, HEPATITIS, DRASTIC
INVULNERABILITY. BOTH OF THESE
WEIGHT LOSS, AND VITAMIN
STATES CAN LEAD TO INJURY AND
DEFINCIENCES ARE SOME OF THE
DEATH. THE PROLONGED HARMFUL
ADVERSE PHYSICAL COMPLICATIONS.
REACTIONS INCLUDE ANXIETY AND
DEPRESSIVE STATES OR BREAKS WITH
REALITY, WHICH MAY LAST FROM A
FEW DAYS TO MONTHS.
 WHAT ARE THE ILL-EFFECTS WHY DO PEOPLE TAKE AND ABUSE DRUGS?
OF DRUG ABUSE? 1. PEER PRESSURE
TO THE 2. CURIOSITY
INDIVIDUAL 3. FRUSTRATION
4. POOR SELF-IMAGE
● LOSS OF APPETITE AND SLEEP. 5. WEAK PERSONALITY
● LOSS OF INTEREST IN ONE’S PERSONAL 6. DESIRE TO ESCAPE FROM REALITY
APPEARANCE. 7. LACK OF PARENTAL GUIDANCE
● LOST OF INTEREST IN ONE’S STUDIES OR
OCCUPATION. CAN DRUG USER OR ADDICT BE TREATED?
● LOSS OF MORAL VALUES- MAY BECOME A YES IF:
LIAR OR THEIF.
1.IT IS NOT TOO FAR GONE.
TO SOCIETY 2.THE ADDICT HAS THE WILL POWER TO CURE
HIMSELF OR HERSELF.
● A PROBABLE CAUSE FOR CRIMES LIKE 3.HE/SHE RECEIVES THE PROPER ENVIRONMENT,
THEFT,RAPE AND MURDER. BOTH PHYSICAL AND MORAL DURING HIS/HER
● MIGHT CAUSE INSANITY. THE INSANE IS A TREATMENT. HE/SHE KEPT FROM BAD
LIABILITY TO THE COMMUNITY. INFLUENCES AND MADE FEEL THAT HIS/HER
● MIGHT CONTRIBUTE TO THE DEGENERATION LOVE ONES CARE ABOUT HI/HER WELL-
OF THE FILIPINO RACE, DRUG DEPENDENTS BEING.
BECOME USELESS, MISERABLE AND CORRUPT. 4.HE/SHE ENGAGE IN USEFUL ACTIVITIES OR
HOBBIES
 WHAT CAN A PERSON DO TO
PREVENT DRUG ABUSE?
MAINTAIN GOOD PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH.

USE DRUGS PROPERLY. MOST DRUGS ARE BENEFICIAL WHEN USED

UNDER MEDICAL ADVICE.

UNDERSTAND YOUR OWN SELF. ACCEPT AND RESPECT YOURSELF

FOR WHAT YOU ARE.

DEVELOP YOUR POTENTIALS. ENGAGE IN WHOLESOME, PRODUCTIVE

AND FULFILLING ACTIVITIES.

LEARN TO RELATE EFFECTIVELY TO WHOM YOU CAN COMMUNICATE

YOUR PROBLEMS FREELY.
 WHAT SHOULD THE CWTS STUDENTS AND
PARENTS DO TO HELP PREVENT DRUG ABUSE?
CREATE A WARM AND FRIENDLY ATMOSPHERE IN THE HOME.

ASSIST PARENTS TO DEVELOP EFFECTIVE MEANS OF COMMUNICATION WITH THEIR

CHILDREN, FOR THE CHILDREN TO BE OPEN AND HONEST TO THEIR PARENTS.

HELP PARENTS LEARN HOW TO UNDERSTAND AND ACCEPT THEIR CHILDREN FOR WHO
THEY ARE.

ASSIST PARENTS ON HOW TO LISTEN AND RESPECT THE OPINION OF THEIR

CHILDREN.

MOTIVATE PARENTS TO DEVELOP STRATEGIES ON HOW TO BE WITH THEIR CHILDREN

IN SPITE OF BEING BUSY.

EDUCATE PARENTS ON HOW TO STRENGTHEN MORAL AND SPIRITUAL VALUES OF

THEIR CHILDREN.

ASSIST PARENTS ON HOW TO TEACH RESPONSIBILITY TO THEIR CHILDREN BY

GIVING COMMENSURATE TO THEIR AGE.
THAT’S ALL
THANK YOU!