GRADE 9
Quarter 2 Health 9 Lesson 1
in the
Prepared by: Teacher Eugene
Learning
Competency:
• Describes the drug scenario in the
Philippines (H9S-IIa-14)
LEARNING TASK 1
LET’S PLAY ADD
0 The teacher will
post three signs 0 Students will decide
where to go based
on their
“Agree, Disagree,
1 Don’t Know”
3 understanding.
(ADD)
0 Students will be
staying at the back.
The teacher will
0 Wait for the Go!
Signal before going
to the signs that
2 read a statement to
the class. 4 suits your values or
beliefs.
Agree
01 Disagree
Don’t
Know
Drugs are not a concern in the
Philippines.
Agree
02 Disagree
Don’t
Know
Filipino males are more prone to
drug use than females.
Agree
03 Disagree
Don’t
Know
Teenagers are in danger to drug
use, misuse and abuse.
Agree
04 Disagree
Don’t
Know
All medicines are drugs but not all
drugs are medicines.
Agree
05 Disagree
Don’t
Know
Drugs change the way the brain
thinks and processes information.
Agree
06 Disagree
Don’t
Know
There are many healthy
alternatives to combat drug use
and abuse.
Agree
07 Disagree
Don’t
Know
Shabu is one of the commonly used
and abused drugs in the
Philippines.
Agree
08 Disagree
Don’t
Know
Drug dependence is the state of
physical and psychological
dependence on drugs by a person
following its continuous use and
abuse.
Agree
09 Disagree
Don’t
Know
Drug abuse is the continuous use
of a drug or several drugs other
than their specified purpose.
Agree
10 Disagree
Don’t
Know
A drug is a substance which brings
about mental, emotional,
behavioral and psychological
changes to a person.
Learnin
g Task 2
Describe the scenario
contained in the following
news headlines.
Philippines: ‘Drug War’
Killings Rise During
Pandemic
No VIP treatment for
Remulla's son – PDEA
Court OKs Ragos to
testify again in De
Lima case
Questions to Ponder!
1. What is the Dangerous Drugs Board report all
about? What is your personal opinion about
this?
2. What is the current drug scenario in your
community and school?
3. What are the common terms related to drugs?
INTRODUCTIO
N
In the year 2004, an estimate of 6.7 million drug
users in the Philippines was recorded by the
Dangerous Drugs Board (DDB). The “2008 National
Household Survey on the Nature and Extent of
Drug Abuse in the Philippines” conducted by the
same agency revealed that there is a downward
trend in the number of drug users down to 1.7
million users. The decline may be associated with
the government’s intense efforts in combating
drugs. The following are the reasons for the
successful decline of drug abuse in the country:
Drugs Scenario in the Philippines
Operations conducted by different law-enforcing agencies like the
Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA), National Bureau of
Investigation (NBI), Bureau of Customs, Philippine National Police
(PNP), and other law enforcers have helped arrest international and
local drug syndicate members, traffickers, and destroy secret
laboratories and warehouses.
The Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002’s strict implementation of policies
like the compulsory drug test for application for firearms licensing,
entrance to military service, application of driver’s license, and
others.
The Actualization of the Dangerous Drugs Board’s programs and
projects in partnership with other agencies like the Department of
Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), Department of Education
(DepEd), and other local government units (LGU) and non-
government organizations (NGOs).
Drugs Scenario in the Philippines
Profile of Filipino Drug Users Findings (2019)
Ratio of Users (male to female): 9:1
Mean Age: 32 years old
Civil Status: Single (49.28%)
Employment Status: Employed
Educational Attainment: High School Level
Average Monthly Household Income: Php 13,695.65
Duration of Drug Use: 6 years and more
Residence: Urban areas
Nature of Drug Use: Mono drug use (abuse of 1 drug only)
Common Drugs of Abuse Used: Shabu (1st) Marijuana (2nd) Inhalants
(3rd)
COMMON
CONCEPT ON
DRUG
EDUCATION
DRUGS
are any substances or chemicals
which when taken into the body,
either through nasal, oral,
transdermal or intravenous way,
have psychological,
emotional and behavioral effects
on a person.
DRUGS OF
ABUSE
are drugs commonly abused by
users. In the Philippines,
the three most common drugs of
abuse are shabu, marijuana and
inhalants.
DRUG
DEPENDENCE
is 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.
DRUG MISUSE
is the use of a substance
incoherent or inconsistent with
the
prescribed dosage or frequency of
use.
DRUG ABUSE
is the use of a substance for non-
medicinal purposes. Abuse
leads to organ damage like brain
damage and liver damage,
addiction and
troubled behavioral patterns.
DRUG
TOLERANCE
is 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.
Learnin
g Task 3
Fill in the necessary concepts about each
term related to drugs. Add more tags if
necessary.
DRUG
DRUG DEPENDENCE
DRUG MISUSE
Read each statement and
Learnin decide whether you AGREE or
DISAGREE with it. You can also
g Task 4 answer UNDECIDED if you are
not sure about your answers.
Statements:
1. Smoking should be banned in public places.
2. It is okay for students to use cigarettes and alcohol.
3. Advertising is causing teenagers to try alcoholic drinks.
4. Severe penalties for drug use will stop people from using
drugs.
5. Parents should be held responsible for their children who
are into drug use.
Write an essay about the
present drug scenario in the
Philippines. Include data and
ASSESSME information, and common terms
you have learned from the
NT lesson and have gathered
personally. Include also some
ways for the government and
society to combat drug
syndicates and addiction. Limit
your essay to 150-200 words.
Criteria:
ASSESSME Focus and Details 10
Organization of Ideas 10
NT Word Choice 10
Sentence Structure (Grammar,
Spelling) 10
Thank you for
Active
Participation!
