 Explain what is Drug Abuse

 Familiarize themselves with the Kinds of

Commonly Abused Drug Substance
 Disseminate information on Drug Abuse
Education
 Drug overdose is serious matter.
Unfortunately many adults and teens suffer
from its slings.
 Usually, drug overdose is a mask, hiding
other problems such as insecurity, self-
loathing, and sense of failure or deep un-
abiding depression.
 These problems must be also be addressed
in order to prevent the ‘self-medication’
which so many drug addicts do, thus
developing into a dangerous overdose.
1. Drug – is any chemical substance which
brings about physiological, emotional or
behavioral changes in person
2. Drug abuse – is the use of a chemical
substance, licit or illicit which results in an
individual’s physical, mental, emotional and
social impairment
3. Drug Addiction – a person’s dependence
on drug associated with narcotics. It is also
termed as “drug dependence”
1. Abrupt changes in school or work
attendance, quality of work,
grades, work output
2. Unusual flare-ups or outbreaks of
temper
3. Withdrawal from responsibility
4. Change in overall attitude
5. Deterioration of physical
appearance and grooming
6. Furtive behavior regarding
actions
7. Wearing of sunglasses to
hide dilated or constricted
pupils
8. Association with drug
abusers
9. Unusual borrowing of money
from parents or friends
 HALLUCINOGENS
also called psychedelic drugs, are drugs capable of provoking
changes or cessation of thinking, self-awareness, and emotion.
People under the influence of these seem so distant. They
alternately scream, whisper, cry, or laugh. LSD, marijuana, PCP
(angel dust), mescaline and ecstasy are the popular hallucinogens.

Marijuana
PCP Ecstasy
 Stimulants
are drugs which increase alertness, reduce hunger, and provide a
feeling of well-being. They stimulant mind, overconfidence,
extreme energy, euphoria, and excessive talking. They are highly
addictive. The most common stimulants are amphetamines,
cocaine, and CAT (or metcathinone)

Amphetamin Cocain Metcathinone

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 Depressants
are drugs which decrease or depress body functions and nerve activity.
They are also known as tranquilizers which keep people from having
panic attacks, anxiety, and insomnia. Barbiturates, methaqualone,
valium, and halcyon are among the commonly used depressants.

Barbiturates Codeine Morphin

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 Narcotics
are drugs which produces insensitivity, stupor, melancholy, or dullness
of mind with delusions. These are the most deadly drugs of all. They
are highly addictive and dangerous to the body. Opium, heroin,
codeine, and morphine are the most popular narcotics.

Heroin Codeine Morphin

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 Volatile Solvents
or inhalants are chemicals that, when sniffed or inhaled, can produce
intoxication, excitement, dulling of the brain, and irrational behavior.
Chemical inhalants include rugby, gasoline, paint kerosene, airplane
glue, nail polish, acetone, and lighter fluid.

Rugby Acetone Lighter Fluid