Health

Quarter 2 – Module 1:
Drug Scenario in the Philippines

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1 Drug Scenario in the Philippines

What I Need to Know

Learning Competencies

Describes the drug scenario in the Philippines

What I Know

TRUE OR FALSE.

Write TRUE if the statement is correct and FALSE if not correct. Write your answer
on a separate sheet of paper.
_________________1. Illegal Drugs are not social concerns in the Philippines.
_________________2. Filipino women are less prone to drug use than male.
_________________3. The decline of users may be associated with the governments
intense efforts in combating drugs.
_________________4. The Department of Education was not included in the
partnership of the actualization of the Dangerous Drugs Board programs and
projects.
_________________5. Shabu is one of the commonly used and abused drugs in the
Philippines.
_________________6. Many teenagers are prone to drug use, misuse, and abuse.
_________________7. Drug misuse is the continuous use of a drug or substance
other than their specified purpose.
_________________8. Department of Education integrates concepts of drug education
program into THE curriculum to INSTILL awareness and TO
advocate drug use prevention.
_________________9. Drug dependence is the state of physical and psychological
dependence on drugs creating a person’s strong desire to take
the substance.
_________________10. Random drug test is not effective in tracking drug abusers’ in
school.

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 What’s New

Activity 1A. (with internet access)

Watch Out!

Instruction: Watch the video clips on the YouTube links below. Give your
comments on the second column. Used a separate sheet of paper.

Link Comments

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZBIQGVkY1g

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bLrr_Q0j5cE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FIziw4UoGxU

Activity 1B. (without internet access)

Read the news below. Answer the following questions below on a separate sheet of
paper.

Title of the news:

SWS: Most Filipinos believe number of drug addicts decreased in 2018
By CNN Philippines Staff
Summary/Details of the news:
Most Filipinos believe that the number of drug addicts in their area decreased in
2018, pollster Social Weather Stations (SWS) said.
Malacañang said the survey is a "validation of the success of the Duterte
administration's campaign against illegal drugs."
"Our focus and drive remain unwavering in destroying the drug apparatus and
putting behind bars the drug pushers, with strict observance to operational
protocols, until the last day of the President's term of office in 2022," Presidential
Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said in a statement.
Latest government data show that 5,104 drug suspects have died in anti-drug
operations, 167,135 have been arrested, and 316,494 drug users have graduated
from recovery and wellness programs.
Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, February 16, 2019)

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Answer the following questions with sincerity.

1. Are you affected by the news? Yes or No? Explain your answer.
2. How does news help the people in your community?
3. Do you believe that drug addiction has decrease in our society today? Cite a
situation.

What is It

Read Me
The decline may be associated with the government’s intense efforts in combating
drugs. According to Dangerous Drugs Board Chairperson Benjamin Reyes, the
government’s anti-illegal drug campaign should also focus on prevention to “curb
the problem.”

 Operations conducted by different law enforcing agencies like the

Philippine National Police (PNP), National Bureau of Investigation (NBI), Philippine
Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA), Bureau of Customs and other law enforcers
have helped arrest local and international drug syndicate members, traffickers,
and destroy secret laboratories and warehouses. A news report last October 10,
2019 the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency – Northern Mindanao (PDEA Region
10 arrested public school teacher in a buy-bust operation in Damulog Bukidnon.

 Strict implementation of policies under the “Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002”

like the compulsory drug test for application of driver’s license, entrance to military
service, application for firearms licensing, and others. A Random Drug Test (RDT)
conducted last January – December 2009 the Northern Mindanao was included in
phase two. The result showed that out of 1,900 schools visited, 31 students were
screened positive and 12 were confirmed positive.

 Actualization of the Dangerous Drugs Board’s programs and projects in

partnership with other agencies like the Department of Education (DepEd),
Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and other local
government units (LGU) and non-government organizations (NGO). The
department will also reactivate the integration concepts of drug education program
into the regular curriculum via the science, social studies and MAPEH (Music,
Arts, Physical Education, and Health) subjects to instill awareness and advocate
drug use prevention, aside from the regular celebration of Drug Abuse Prevention
Week in all schools.
https://www.rappler.com/nation/242312-pdea-northern-mindanao-nabs-public-school-
bukidnon-teacher-drug-bust-october-10-2019

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Answer the following guide questions.
1. What is your personal opinion about the news on the PDEA operation?

2. What do you think are the effects of this incident to the following?

a. Family

b. School

c. Community

What’s More

Activity 2. Watch and Read!

A. With internet access
Watch the link on Slide share and read the drug scenario in the Philippines.

https://www.slideshare.net/marykatrinebelino/the-drug-scenario-in-the-
philippines

Answer the question on the 8th slide and write your answer inside the box below.

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 B. Without internet access

Drug Scenario in the Philippines

Substance use and abuse perennial problems in the Philippines.According to
the International Narcotics Control Broad (INCB), an international drug monitoring
agency, the Philippines is listed as one of the countries in Southeast Asia where drug
trafficking is growing in numbers.
In the Philippines, drugs and abuse are both social and health concerns.
Poverty has become an increasing cause for involvement in the illegal drug trade.
Foreign drug syndicates take advantage and exploit the poor and use promises of
“easy money” to entice the people to serve as couriers and runners.

According to the 2012 statics available in the Dangerous Drugs Broad

Website, the most common type of substance of abuse among Filipino are
“Methamphetamine Hydrochloride (Shabu) 81.36%, “Cannabis (Marijuana) 33,65%
and “Inhalant” (Solvent) 4.82%.

FACTORS INFLUENCING SUBSTANCE USE AND ABUSE

 Lack of parental supervision and support

 Strong peer preasure and curiosity
 Intense feeling of pleasure
 Relief from stress, anxiety, and depression
 Increased physical and cognitive performance

PREVENTIVE MEASURES AGAINST DRUG USE AND ABUSE

DOMAIN WHAT YOU NEED

PERSONAL Self-control, positive self-image and strong self-
esteem
FAMILY Parental monitoring and support and strong family
PEER AND FRIENDS Academic competence and proper choice of friends
and acquaintance
SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY Effective laws and policies, strong community
attachment.

Activity 3: Who am I?
Describe the following domains based in your personal profile. Copy the table in a
separate sheet of paper.

My Self

My family

My friends

My school

My community

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 What I Have Learned

Activity 3. Comment Me Please?

Write a short comment and put a check (√), an “X” or a question mark (?)on the
second column.

Change this to: Put a Check (√) if you agree with the statement, an “X” if you
disagree” and a question mark (?) if you are undecided.

Drug syndicates did not take

advantage and exploit the poor and
use promises of “easy money”.

A person who takes a small amount of

drugs will not be addicted in a long
run.

Parents should be held responsible for

their children who are into drug use.

Severe penalties for drug use stop

people from using drugs.
Our law is too easy on teenagers
caught using drugs.

What I Can Do

Activity 4. Song composition:

Compose a simple song or campaign jingle about drug scenario in the Philippines.
Write the lyrics on a short bond paper.

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Summary
The commonly used and abused drugs in the Philippines are the following:
1st-Shabu, 2nd-Marijuana, and 3rd-Inhalant.1st Shabu, 2nd Marijuana and 3rd
Inhalant. The government intense effort in combating drug WAS the primary reason
in the decline of substance use and abuse: Operations conducted by different law
enforcement agencies, strict implementation of policies under “Dangerous Drug Act
of 2002” and implementation of the Dangerous Drug Board’s Programs and Projects.
The law enforcement agencies in Northern Mindanao are seriously implementing the
law, which covers legal operation to combat War on Drug.

Drugs are substance or chemicals, which when consumed, the body could
experience psychological, emotional, and behavioral effects. Drug Abuse is the use
of a substance for non-medicinal purposes, which commonly abused by users. Drug
misuse is the use of a substance incoherent or inconsistent with the prescribed
dosage or frequency of use.

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 Assessment

Multiple choice: Write the letter of your correct answer on the space before the
number.
_____1. Johnny is an intelligent student but a shy boy he wants to mingle with
anybody. What will he do to develop his personality to prevent him from the
influences related to drug abuse?

a. Support from family c. Academic competence

b. Positive self-image d. Strong community attachment

_____2. Which agency administered the buy-bust operation in Northern Mindanao

against a Bukidnon public school teacher?

a. PNP b. NBI c. PDEA d. LGU

_____3. What is the term used for a substance used inappropriately and wrongfully
against the prescribed dosage or frequency of use?

a. Drug Misuse c. Drug Tolerance

b. b. Drug Abuse d, Drug Addict
c.
_____4. Which drug is the most commonly used and abused by drug users in the

Philippines?

a. Rugby b. Marijuana c. Cocaine d. Shabu

_____5. How many students were confirmed positive during the 2009 Random Drug
Test?

a. 17 b. 12 c. 31 d. 27

_____6. Shabu, Marijuana and Inhalant are substance commonly used and abused
by Filipinos. What is the percentage of the marijuana users in the Philippines?

a. 81.86% b. 84.4% c. 33.65% d. 65.33%

_____7. What agency says that the Philippines is as one of the countries in
Southeast Asia where drug trafficking is growing in numbers?

a. PDEA b. INCB c. DepEd d. NBI

_____8. Which of the following the least abused by Filipino drug users?

a. Inhalant b. Cocaine c. Marijuana d. Shabu

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_____9. Which of these factors in drug use and abuse is brought about by people
close to the users outside their home?

a. Lack of parental support c. Relief from stress

b. Increased physical performance d. Strong peer pressure

____10.Which entity should effectively and strictly enforce rules and laws to protect
teenagers from the use of illegal drugs?

a. Family b. School c. Personal d. Friends

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