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MODULE 11:
Substance Use & Abuse
Name: ALCORIZA, MAE ANNE O.
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Course: ABE
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Teacher: MR. ZEDY E.GULLES LPT

Answer the following questions and explain your answer:

1. Why do only some people get addicted to drugs?
ANSWER:
According to public health adviser at the National Institute on
Drug abuse addiction is a combination of genetics,
neurobiology and how that interacts with psychosocial and
social factors that’s why some people get addicted with drugs.

2. Are all drugs addictive?

ANSWER:
According to my research not everyone who uses drugs
becomes addicted, everyone’s bodies and brains are
different so their reactions to drugs can also be different.

3. Can I get addicted if I do it just once and a while?

ANSWER:
According to my research, Yes for most drugs addiction is
a process not an event. Most people who use drugs get
addicted even once in a while of used they may lack of
control or inability to stay away.

4. You drink alcohol? Why or why not?

ANSWER:
I didn’t drink alcohol maybe because I don’t like the taste
or I don’t want to try it out. Also I don’t want to be
excessive and can lead to violence, problems and diseases
to my health.

5. Are prescription drugs safe? 

ANSWER:
Prescription medication of drugs are generally safe but only
when they are taken as prescribed and for the intended
purpose, when they are abused taken ways that are not
prescribed they can cause array of adheres health effects .
6. What about marijuana?
ANSWER:
The fact of marijuana is legal of some states for medical or
nonmedical adult use does not mean that is safe.

7. What Happens When You Stop Drinking or Using Alcohol?

ANSWER:
According to my research giving up alcohol may lead to
changes in the body and mind and reliably gives an uptick
in physical well being, mental health and mood.

8. How to Know What to Do When You're Facing Addiction?

ANSWER:
Bloodshot eyes and mood changes are just two of several
sign that someone maybe facing and abusing a drugs
addiction.

9. What are the 5 factors influencing substance use and abuse?

ANSWER:
-Family history of substance use
-Mental health disorder
-Taking s highly addicted drug
-Parental substance use
-Lack of school connections

10. What is the main reason for substance abuse?

ANSWER:
Peer pressure is a strong factor in starting to use and misuse
drugs particularly for young people. Lack of family
involvement and difficulty family situations may increase the
risk of addiction.
11. What are 5 ways to prevent addiction?
ANSWER:
-Understand how substance abuse develops
-Avoid temptation and peer pressure
-Seek help for mental illness
-Examine the risk of factors
-Keep a well balanced life.

12. How can we prevent drug abuse in the community?

ANSWER:
Some important principle is AVOID MASS AWARENESS
CAMPAIGNS this target the intervations are more useful that
in drugs abuse prevention. Focus on the positive aspects of
not using drugs.

13. How does substance use affect the behavior?

ANSWER:
According to my research adults who use drugs can have
problems thinking clearly, remembering and paying attention.
They may develop poor social behaviors as a result to their
drug abuse.

14. What is the impact of substance abuse on the community?

ANSWER:
Besides the personal and family distress additional healthcare
costs and loss of future productivity place burdens of the
community.

15. What is the importance of legal drugs?

ANSWER:
 Legally regulating drugs will take power away from criminals
and drug cartels and allow governments to control the trade.
And that’s why legalizing drugs should need to prescribe.

ACTIVITY #1
Name that Drug

Name Definition

Cannabis It also known as marijuana, it is psychoactive drug from

the cannabis plant. Native to Central or South Asia.

Cocaine/Crack A stimulant drug obtained from the leaves of two Coca

species native to South America.

Spice Spice is not a single drug but a range of laboratory made

chemicals that mimic the effects of (THC),
tetrahydrocannabinol the main psychoactive component.

Acid A ponent psychedelic drug effects include intensified

thoughts emotions and sensory perception.

Heroin A highly addictive drug made from the seed pod of the
opium poppy plant.

Magic Also known Psilocybin mushroom a pholyphytetic

Mushrooms infomal group of fungi that contain psilocybin which
turns into psilocin upon ingestion.

Ketamine A dissociative anesthetic used medically for induction

and maintenance of anesthesia. It also as recreational
drug.

Ecstasy Methylenedioxymethamphetamine commonly seen in

tablet form of a potent emphatogen, entactogen with
 stimulant properties primary used for recreational drug.

Meth )Methamphetamine is a potent central nervous system

stimulant that is mainly used as recreational drug and
less commonly as a second line treatment.

ACTIVIY #2

Recognizing the Risks of Drugs (Make a table)

Make 10 Risk factors about drugs and 10 Protective factors
about drugs

10 RISK FACTOR ABOUT DRUGS 10 PROTECTIVE FACTORS ABOUT

1.Family history of substance use
2.Favorable parental atitudes
3.Poor parental monitoring
4.Depression
5.Aggresivenesss
6.Early substance use
7.Substance use among
parents/siblings
8.Peer pressure
9.Loss of self control
10.Lack of school connectedness
DRUGS
1.Positive attitudes, values and
beliefs
2.Conflict resolution skills
3.Parental supervision
4.Good parenting skills
5.Positive self-esteem
6.Social connections
7.Concrete support for parents
8.Social and emotional
competence of children
9.Good mental health
10.Succes at school

ACTIVITY #3
Consequences of Drug Addiction (Make a Table)
Personal Affected Areas and Consequences
*PERSONAL AFFECTED
AREAS
-Different of drugs affect the
body in different ways. They
can have a short term or long
term effects which can be
both physical and
psychological. Not all drugs
use leads to dependence and
not everyone uses drugs or
alcohol wants or need helps.
Drugs may affected in overall
body health such as liver,
kidney, and heart problems
or cancer depending on the
type of drug used and how
frequently it was used.
Probably know that drugs
affect feelings and moods
judgements, decision making,
learning and memory.
ACTIVITY #4 (Poster Making)
*CONSEQUENCES
-Drugs use can lead to
dependence and addiction,
injury and accidents, health
problems sleep issues and
more. Drugs use affects you
and those close you. The
physical consequences of
addiction are perhaps the
most obvious to the
individual. And the most
severe health consequences of
drug is death. People with
addiction often have one or
more associated health issues
which include the
consequences of lung, heart
disease, stroke, cancer, or
mental health conditions.
Make a poster about anti- drug Campaign then explain in the
front of your classmates