Drug Scenario in the Philippines
Common Concepts in Drug Education
Risk and Protective Factors of Drug Use, Misuse and Abuse
Six Classifications of Drugs
Drug Abuse Treatment
7. DRUGS
ď‚šAre any substances or chemicals which
when taken into the body either though
nasal, oral, transdermal or intravenous way
have psychological, emotional and
behavioral effects on a person.
8. DRUGS OF ABUSE
ď‚šAre drugs commonly abused by users.
ď‚šIn Philippines the three drugs of abuse are
shabu, marijuana and inhalants.
9. DRUG DEPENDENCE
ď‚šIs a cluster of physiological, behavioral and
cognitive phenomena of variable intensity in
which the use of a drug takes on a high
priority thereby creating a strong desire to
take the substance.
10. DRUG MISUSE
ď‚šIs the use of a substance incoherent or
inconsistent with the prescribed dosage or
frequency of use.
11. DRUG ABUSE
ď‚šIs the use of a substance for non-medical
purposes. Abuse leads to organ damage
like brain damage and liver damage,
addiction and troubled behavioral patterns.
12. DRUG TOLERANCE
ď‚šIs the condition of the body to adapt to the
effects of substances to the body thus requiring
an even larger amount of the substance to
experience the same physiological and mental
effect experienced when taking the smaller
dosage.