Prevention of

Substance Use
and Abuse
“Drugs are a waste of time. They
destroy your memory and your
self-respect and everything that
goes along with your self-esteem.”

– KURT COBAIN ON THE FUTILITY OF SUBSTANCE ABUSE.

Activity: Head Nod!

Instruction: Nod up and down if you “Agree” with the

statement flask in the screen, nod left and right if you
“Disagree” with the statement flask in the screen, and nod
left only if you “don’t know” what the statement says.
1. Drugs are not a concern in the Philippines.
2. Filipino males are more prone to drugs use than females.
3. Teenagers are in danger to drug use, misuse and abuse.
4. All medicines are drugs but not all drugs are medicines.
5. Drugs change the way the brain thinks and processes information.
6. There are many healthy alternatives to combat drug use and abuse.
7. Shabu is one of the commonly used and abused drugs in the Philippines.
8. Drug dependence is the state of physical and psychological dependence on drugs by a
person following its continuous use and abuse.
9. Drug abuse is the continuous use of a drug or several drugs other than their specified
purpose.
10. A drug is a substance which brings about mental, emotional, behavioral, and
physiological changes to a person.
Drug scenario in the Philippines
 Mean/average Age: 28 yrs. Old
 Civil status: Single (58.2%)
 Unemployed
 Educational Attainment: High school
 Average Monthly Household Income: P 16, 290.80
 Duration of Drug Use: 6 yrs. And Above
 Residence: Urban Areas
 Nature of Drug Use: Poly-Drug use (multiple drugs)
 Common Drugs of Abuse used: Shabu (1st),
10:1 Marijauna (2nd), Inhalants (3rd)

 Data Source: “2008 National Household Survey on

the nature and extent of drug Abuse in the
Philippines.”