Common Concepts in Drug Education

1. COMMON CONCEPTS
in DRUG EDUCATION

2. DRUGS
Are any substances or chemicals which
when taken into the body either though
nasal, oral, transdermal or intravenous way
have psychological, emotional and
behavioral effects on a person.

3. DRUGS OF ABUSE
Are drugs commonly abused by users.
In Philippines the three drugs of abuse are
shabu, marijuana and inhalants.

4. 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.

5. DRUG MISUSE
Is the use of a substance incoherent or
inconsistent with the prescribed dosage or
frequency of use.

6. DRUG ABUSE
Is the use of a substance for non-medical
purposes. Abuse leads to organ damage
like brain damage and liver damage,
addiction and troubled behavioral patterns.

7. 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.

8. QUIZ
DRUG TOLERANCE
DRUG ABUSE
DRUG MISUSE
DRUG
DEPENDENCE
DRUGS OF ABUSE
DRUGS