* What

do you
mean about
drugs?

A drug is any substance other than food, that

when inhaled, injected, smoked, consumed,
absorbed via a patch on the skin or dissolved
under the tongue causes a physiological change
in the body. a medicine or other substance which
has a physiological effect when ingested or
otherwise introduced into the body.

*What

isDrugs?

Drugs are essentially poisons. The amount taken

determines the effect. A small amount acts as a stimulant
(speeds you up). A greater amount acts as a sedative
(slows you down). An even larger amount poisons and can
kill. They directly affect the mind. They can distort the
users perception of what is happening around him or her.
As a result, the persons actions may be odd, irrational,
inappropriate and even destructive. Drugs block off all
sensations, the desirable ones with the unwanted. So,
while providing short-term help in the relief of pain, they
also wipe out ability and alertness and muddy ones
thinking.

* HOW

DO DRUGS WORK?

Illegal drugs can cause things like

hallucinations (seeing strange things),
sickness, depression, liver and kidney
problems and fits. Some illegal drugs can kill
the first time the person takes them. Taking
too much of any drug is called an overdose.
A serious overdose of almost any drug can
kill you.

*Drugs can do to you!

Drug misuse can be harmful

to your health in both the
short term and the long term,
and could possibly lead to
addiction.

*The effects of drugs

When a person remembers something, the mind

is very fast and information comes to him
quickly. But drugs blur memory, causing blank
spots. When a person tries to get information
through this cloudy mess, he cant do it. Drugs
make a person feel slow or stupid and cause him
to have failures in life. And as he has more
failures and life gets harder, he wants more
drugs to help him deal with the problem.

DRUGS AFFECT THE

MIND

Alcohol
Ecstasy
Cocaine & Crack Cocaine
Crystal Meth & Methamphetamine
Inhalants
Heroin
LSD
Prescription Drug Abuse

*BASIC FACTS ABOUT

COMMONLY ABUSED
DRUGS

*To fit in
*To escape or relax
*To relieve boredom
*To seem grown up
*To rebel
*To experiment
They think drugs are a solution. But eventually,
the drugs become the problem.

*WHY DO PEOPLE TAKE

DRUGS?

There are many signs, both physical and behavioral, that indicate
drug use. Each drug has its own unique manifestations, but there
are some general indications that a person is using drugs:
*Sudden change in behavior
*Mood swings; irritable and grumpy and then suddenly happy and
bright
*Withdrawal from family members
*Careless about personal grooming
*Loss of interest in hobbies, sports and other favorite activities
*Changed sleeping pattern; up at night and sleeping during the day
*Red or glassy eyes
*Temporary blackouts or memory loss.
*Drinking alone, in the mornings, or in secret.

*Signs and Symptoms of

Drug Use

How it can affect in our life and body?

It takes to overdose the body to get mixed

signals from the brain and then shut down,
either by overheating, cardiac arrest,
respiratory failure or by retaining too much
water. For most users, this happens after years
of addiction and after repeatedly increasing the
dosage taken to the point of no return. But for
others, it can happen the first time a drug is
tried.

*Why drugs kill you?

Drug Addiction is a chronic, often relapsing

brain disease that causes compulsive drug
seeking and use, despite harmful consequences
to the addicted individual and to those around
him or her. Although the initial decision to take
drugs is voluntary for most people, the brain
changes that occur over time challenge an
addicted persons self-control and hamper his or
her ability to resist intense impulses to take
drugs.

*Drug addiction!

No single factor can predict whether a person

will become addicted to drugs. Risk for addiction
is influenced by a combination of factors that
include individual biology, social environment,
and age or stage of development. The more risk
factors an individual has, the greater the chance
that taking drugs can lead to addiction

*Why Do Some People

Become Addicted
While Others Do Not?

*Here are the opinoin

and reaction of the

students in san juan
national high school!

Illegal drugs are gateway to hell bexause those

would waste your money without even receiving
benefits.You will get addicted as times goes so
avoid it at the first time so you wont get wastes
in the end.if you have a problems I tell
you,Drugs isnt the answer to that,and son;t try
because it will just make your life miserable and
make your problems worst.-LORRAINE ANNE
CORONADO

*What can you say

about drugs?

It is because they are influenced in

many ways.Social media and the
networking sites affects a lot bexause
of a modern technology which allows
us to be exposed.friends are the
second factor why others are
influenced to try this drugs. -JOE MARI
SILVA

*What is the reason

why many get

addicted to drugs

I think focusing your attention to purposeful

activities will help prevent from getting
addicted to drugs.Doing activities that will
entertain you will help alert your attention from
drugs,play some out door activities.Focus on
studying and as much as possible think
differently about your friends,sometimes you
must think that not all the time you should follw
what they say and do. RAYAANE FAITH SIOSON

*HOW TO PREVENT
FROM BEING
ADDICTED?

The action will be a powerful law that

may obey our fellows in our
society.there will be a full force
action by our pnp to imprison those
illegal drug users. -ERYLL MADRAZO

* WHAT ACTION WILL BE DO

BY OUR PNP OR ANY

DEPARTMENT TO STOP
ILLEGAL DRUGS?

Take these steps to help prevent drug abuse in your children

and teenagers:
*Communicate.Talk to your children about the risks of drug
use and abuse.
*Listen.Be a good listener when your children talk about peer
pressure, and be supportive of their efforts to resist it.
*Set a good example.Don't abuse alcohol or addictive drugs.
Children of parents who abuse drugs are at greater risk of
drug addiction.
*Strengthen the bond.Work on your relationship with your
children. A strong, stable bond between you and your child
will reduce your child's risk of using or abusing drugs.

*Prevention

LHEIRA AZELL N. SOLLEZA

MRS ROSALIE J MACALOS
GRADE 10-MT.APO

*SOCIO CULTURAL
ISSUES