Health

Quarter 2 – Module 7:
Decision-Making Skills and
Resistance Skills to Prevent
Substance Use and Abuse

CO_Q2_Health 9_ Module 7
Health - Grade 9
Alternative Delivery Mode
Quarter 2 - Module 7: Decision-Making Skills and Resistance Skills to Prevent
Substance Use and Abuse
First Edition, 2020

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Health
Quarter 2 – Module 7:
Decision – Making Skills
and Resistance Skills to
Prevent
Substance Use and Abuse
Introductory Message

This Self-Learning Module (SLM) is prepared so that you, our dear learners, can
continue your studies and learn while at home. Activities, questions, directions,
exercises, and discussions are carefully stated for you to understand each lesson.

Each SLM is composed of different parts. Each part shall guide you step-by-step as
you discover and understand the lesson prepared for you.

Pre-tests are provided to measure your prior knowledge on lessons in each SLM.
This will tell you if you need to proceed on completing this module or if you need to
ask your facilitator or your teacher’s assistance for better understanding of the
lesson. At the end of each module, you need to answer the post-test to self-check
your learning. Answer keys are provided for each activity and test. We trust that
you will be honest in using these.

In addition to the material in the main text, Notes to the Teacher are also provided
to our facilitators and parents for strategies and reminders on how they can best
help you on your home-based learning.

Please use this module with care. Do not put unnecessary marks on any part of this
SLM. Use a separate sheet of paper in answering the exercises and tests. And read
the instructions carefully before performing each task.

If you have any questions in using this SLM or any difficulty in answering the tasks
in this module, do not hesitate to consult your teacher or facilitator.

Thank you.
 What I Need to Know

This lesson deals on how to prevent and control the substance use and
abuse. The lesson will teach you how to make Decision-Making Skills and use
Resistance Skills in different kind of situation. It will enhance your knowledge in
deeper understanding, thoughts and ideas and the attitude in facing and
overcoming harmful situation in life. You will engage in activities which will
enhance your capability as a student and be guided by your teacher. And also
provide some suggestion about healthy alternatives to prevent the use of drugs of
abuse.

OBJECTIVES

At the end of the lesson, you are expected to:

Apply decision-making and resistance skills in situations related to

substance use and abuse. H9S-IIg-h-25

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 What I Know

Multiple Choice: Encircle the answer of your choice.

1. This is the best way for people to avoid the use and abuse of drugs.
a. Prevention c. Control
b. Cure d. All of the above

2. These are helpful skills that will enable a person to say “No”.
a. Control c. Decision-making
b. Resistance skills d. All of the above

3. It is identifying and choosing alternative ways.

a. Resistance skills c. Decision-making
b. Control d. All of the above

4. The following are various modes of treating drug dependents except one.
a. Eclectic Approach c. Therapeutic Approach
b. Spiritual Approach d. Voluntary

5. Among the choices provided which one that can be used to

develop resistance skills.
a. Give confidence in saying No to drugs
b. Be friends with drug users
c. Do not have confidence in saying No to drugs
d. Lack of self confidence

6. The following are healthy alternatives in prevention of drug addiction, except;

a. Go with friends always
b. Eat , exercise, and sleep in time
c. Always think of bad influence friends
d. Skip meals and sleep

7. The drug dependent decides on his/her own to be examined by

health specialist and admitted to rehabilitation center.
a. Compulsory confinement
b. Voluntary thru representations
c. Voluntary
d. All of the above

8. This approach uses Bible teachings as a source of inspiration to change drug

dependents.
a. Eclectic approach
b. Therapeutic approach
c. Hazelden-Minnesotta Model
d. Spiritual approach

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 Lesson
Decision-Making Skills and

1 Resistance Skills to Prevent

Substance Use and Abuse

What’s In

Substance use and abuse is a very rampant and growing health problem worldwide.
Many of our officials do their very best just to stop the problem of drugs because it destroys
many lives especially those of our youth today.

In this module, you are going to learn and discover how to apply prevention and
control in the use of drugs and its abuse. There are some activities to perform to give deeper
understanding and to guide you in life.

Lesson Objectives:

At the end of this lesson, you are expected to;

 Learn about the different decision-making skills and resistance skills to

prevent substance use and abuse

 Apply decision-making and resistance skills in situations related to substance use

and abuse

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Read and Discover

Drugs are chemical substances that alter the mind and body. It can turn harmful and even worse end up
Prevention is the best way to fight and avoid the harmful effect of drugs. People need to know and under
The following are the risk factors that you should avoid:
Poverty
Aggressive behaviour
Lack of self esteem
Peer pressure
Curiosity
Less family supervision
Boredom
Availability of drugs

Activity 1:

Poster making
A. Materials
1. Any coloring Material
2. 1/8 Illustration board or short bond paper
3. Pencil and eraser
4. Ruler

B. Procedure
Make a poster that present the idea of the use and abuse of illegal drugs in the
Philippines or in your community for 20 minutes.

C. Post Activity Discussion

Process Question:
1. Why is it important to learn the use and abuse of illegal drugs?”
2. Does this lesson give you an idea how harmful drugs are? Why?
3. How can you relate this to what is happening to our youth today?

This part of the lesson gives you an idea how harmful the substances are. The
activity shows that as we go through our daily lives, we are facing so much trouble and
problems in our society that involves the people that surrounds you. The teacher will let you
discover from the news articles that you have read that drugs are not good to your body. It
gives you much understanding whoever was involved of each illegal incident: what
happened; when did it happen; where did it happen; why did it happen; and how did it
happen. As you go through the activity, it will give you clear understanding and teach you
how to avoid those kinds of incidents and how it affects you.

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 Activity 2: 5 “Ws” and “H”

Cut at least two drug related articles from any local newspaper or magazine. Paste
each article in a short bond paper. Analyze each article using the format below.

Source of Article:Date:
Title of article:

A. The 5 “Ws” and “H”

Who are involved?
What happened?
When did it happen?
Where did it happen?
Why did it happen?
How did it happen?

Process Question:
1. Does reading the incident article affects you? Explain.
2. What do you learn from the activity? Why?
3. What is your realization now?

What’s New

Decision – Making Skills

are skills which are relevant to resistance skills because you gain confidence and learn to motivate
is a personal decision of young individual to with stand social pressure or self-pressure.

Resistance Skills
-are skills that a person will say No and leave on a harmful situation. It will help individuals practice on h
Tips:
Have confidence in answering.
Make your reasons brief and to the point
Make yourself busy at all times to avoid boredom.
Be a good influence with other people.
Be positive always.
Express your ideas in the right manner.

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 What Is It

Activity 3: Create and Discover

1. Create a Table Chart for Decision – making skills, Resistance
skills and healthy alternative ways to prevent drug abuse.
2. Give at least at least 5 of each skill and give description.
3. Prepare for a short presentation.

Decision-Making Skills Resistance Skills Healthy Alternatives

What’s More

In connection with the previous activity and discussion you made

with the teacher, this part of the activity will give you deeper and better
understanding about the lesson. Answer all of the activities that will enhance
your knowledge on how to prevent and control drug abuse. This will exhibit
your knowledge and skills about the topic.

Activity 1: Concept Map/ Graphic organizer

Draw or Create a concept map/graphic organizer depicting your own

protective factor that you think may fight to avoid dangerous drugs.

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 YOU

Process Question:
1. Describe your work?
2. Explain each protective factors identified by you?
3. Can you suggest solution to the problem about dangerous drug abuse?

What I Have Learned

This activity will show what the students learned from the lesson discussed.
To find out if students know what they are going to do with the activity.

Activity 1: Armor Shield

Create your own illustration of an “armor shield” on how to protect you and
other against drug use, abuse and dependence. Be very creative. Use your
imagination. Describe your drawing and submit it for a class presentation.

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 What I Can Do

After learning the lesson about the decision-making skills and resistance
skills, and about the types of drugs that can be used and abused by the young
people, this activity will give you a chance to show what you can do. The teacher
will give you an activity to perform to measure your learning about decision-
making skills and resistance skills.

Activity 1: Activity 6: Role-playing

1. Create a role-play showing how a person succeeded from being addicted

to drug and substance by following the tips of the healthy alternatives to
substance and drug abuse.
2. You role-play must showcase decision-making and resistance skills in
situations related to substance use and abuse
3. Prepare it to the class afterwards.
4. You will be rated based on the Rubrics given below. 1 is the lowest and 5
is the highest score

ROLE-PLAY RUBRICS

Speech was clear with appropriate volume and inflection. 5 4 3 2 1

Role was played in a convincing, consistent manner. 5 4 3 2 1

Arguments and viewpoints expressed fit role played. 5 4 3 2 1

Costumes and props were effectively used. 5 4 3 2 1

Role-play was well prepared and organized. 5 4 3 2 1

Role-play captured and maintained audience interest. 5 4 3 2 1

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