REYMARK C. ADORADA BACHELOR IN SECONDARY EDUCATION MAJOR IN MAPEH
OBJECTIVES: At the end of the lesson the learners are expected to: • describe how drug of abuse are classified • classify drugs of abuse according to their effects on the body • produce a table flipchart of the classification of drugs and their effects on the body
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DRUGS • are any substances or chemicals which when taken into the body either though nasal, oral, and transdermal way have psychological, emotional and behavioral effects on a person.
DRUGS OF ABUSE • are drugs commonly abused by s. In the Philippines the three drugs of abuse: shabu, marijuana and inhalants.
THREE CLASSIFICATION OF DRUGS OF ABUSE
1. methamphetamine hydrochloride or “shabu” “poor man’s cocaine” It is a colorless crystal or crystalline powder with a bitter taste. It can be taken orally, sniffed or injected.
SHABU
2. Cannabis Sativa or “Marijuana” produces feeling of drunkenness. distorts the senses of taste, touch, hearing and smell. it increases heart rate, lowers body temperature , and reduce blood sugar levels.
MARIJUANA
3. Inhalants better known as “solvents” can cause an effect like drunkenness if they are inhaled, can also produce a state of intoxication that is characterized by drowsiness, dizziness, a slurring of speech, loss of consciousness and often hallucination.
INHALANTS
SIX CLASSIFICATION OF DRUGS 1. GATEWAY DRUGS such as cigarettes and alcohol are legal drugs that a non-drug might try, which can lead him/her to more dangerous drugs such as marijuana and shabu. Teenagers who engage in early smoking and early drinking have a higher chance of using and experimenting with dangerous drugs of abuse.
CIGARETTES
ALCOHOLIC DRINKS
2. Depressant drugs It can slow down a person’s central nervous system (CNS). The Central nervous system includes the brain, spinal cord and nerves. Doctors commonly prescribe depressant drugs to help certain persons to be less angry, less stressed or tensed. Depressant drugs relax muscles and nerves. These drugs also make patients feel sleepy and light-headed. Depressant drugs include alcohol, barbiturates and tranquilizers.
the most abused depressant. has immediate effect on the body. One effect is the irritation of the lining of the mouth, esophagus and stomach. Large amounts of alcohol can irritate the stomach enough to cause nausea and vomiting.
ALCOHOL
are drugs for inducing sleep in persons with anxiety, mental stress and insomnia. This is also value in the treatment of epilepsy and hypertension. available in capsule, pills or tablets and are taken orally or injected.
BARBITURATES
drugs that calm and diminish anxiety. They are used in the treatment of nervous states and some mental disorders without producing sleep.
TRANQUILIZER
3. Stimulant drugs • speed up a person's central nervous system. • have the opposite effect of depressants • make a person’s energy high. Negative effects of stimulants include depression and tiredness. • include amphetamines which include shabu, caffeine, nicotine and cocaine.
SHABU
“poor man’s cocaine” It is a colorless crystal or crystalline powder with a bitter taste. It can be taken orally, sniffed or injected.
it is present in coffee, tea, chocolate, cola drinks and some wake- up pills. CAFFEINE
a poisonous substance found in cigarettes that causes an intense desire to smoke. causes blood pressure to go up and heart rate to increase
NICOTINE
taken orally, injected or sniffed as to achieve an intense feeling of “highness.” effects of cocaine include change in mood, wideawake feelings, nervousness and loss of appetite but last for a shorter time. in large amounts, cocaine can kill a person by stopping the heartbeat.
COCAINE
4. Narcotics are drugs which relieve pain and induce sleepiness. In medicine, these drugs are istered in moderation to patients with mental disorders and those in severe pain like cancer. include cocaine, heroin and marijuana.
COCAINE
three to five times more powerful than morphine from which it is derived and is the most addicting opium derivative. With continued use, addiction occurs within 14 days. It is may be sniffed or swallowed but it is usually injected in the veins.
HEROIN
effects of heroin characterized by analgesia, drowsiness, and mood changes.
MARIJUANA
5. Hallucinogens • are drugs which distorts reality and facts. • It affects all senses and makes a see, hear and feel things that don’t exist in the time being. The name hallucinogen came from the word hallucination which is to perceive illusions. include lysergic acid diethylamide, psilocybin obtained from mushrooms and mescaline.
• s experience physical changes , such as increase in heart rate or a rise in blood pressure. Chills, fever, trembling, loss of appetite and nausea can also occur.
LYSERGIC ACID DIETHYLAMIDE
6. Inhalants • are found in ordinary household chemical products and anesthetics. • Continuous use and abuse leads to delusions, brain damage, liver damage, coma and death. • Examples of household products used as inhalants are acetone, rugby or solvent, ordinary and spray paint, and cleaning fluids
ACTIVITY 2: RELAY GAME • 1. I will divide you into four groups. • 2. Each member will make a meta-card. Write on each meta-card a class of drugs of abuse. Write legibly. There will be six meta-cards per group. • - Meta-card 1: GATEWAY DRUGS • - Meta-card 2: DEPRESSANTS • - Meta-card 3: STIMULANTS • - Meta-card 4: NARCOTICS • - Meta-card 5: HALLUCINOGENS • - Meta-card 6: INHALANTS
• 3. Each group will form a line. • 4. I will read a statement or phrase. If your metacard is being referred to, run to the front and raise the meta-card up high. • 5. I will check your answer and record the number of correct answers garnered by the team. • 6. Return to your line when cued by your teacher.
ACTIVITY 3: LET’S MAKE TABLE FLIPCHART Make a flipchart showing how drugs are classified and how they affect the body. Ask your teacher to check your draft. Include pictures to make your flipchart more attractive.
EVALUATION ______ 1. Are legal drugs that a non-drug might try, which can lead him/her to more dangerous drugs such as marijuana and shabu. ______ 2. Speed up a person central nervous system It includes shabu, caffeine, nicotine, and cocaine ______ 3. Are drugs which relieve pain and induce sleepiness ______ 4. Are found in ordinary household chemical products and anesthetics ______ 5. It slow down a person’s central nervous system
______ 6. are drugs which distorts reality and facts ______ 7. It is a drug when continuous use and abuse leads to delusions, brain damage, liver damage, coma and death ______ 8. Give me an example of depressant drugs ______ 9. Give me an example of inhalant drugs ______ 10. What is the scientific name of marijuana
HOMEWORK • As a grade nine students what will you do to avoid using of prohibited drugs? • How would you encourage your drug ab/ friend to stop using prohibited drugs?