The document discusses strategies for preventing substance use and abuse, with a focus on cigarettes and alcohol. It defines cigarettes and alcohol as "gateway drugs" that often lead to use of more dangerous drugs. It outlines the short-term and long-term health effects of using these gateway drugs, and provides activities for learners to demonstrate their understanding of prevention strategies and the impacts of smoking.

1. Prevention of
Substance
Use and Abuse
Jahazelle G. Polo
MAPEH 8 (Health)
Teacher

2. Prayer

4. Checking
of
Attedance

5. • The learner demonstrates
understanding of factors
that influence cigarette
and alcohol use and
strategies for prevention
and control.

6. • The learner demonstrates
personal responsibility in
the prevention of cigarette
and alcohol use through
the promotion of a healthy
lifestyle.

7. Discusses Gateway Drugs
(H8S-IVa-27)
• Identify cigarettes as
gateway drugs;

8. • Classify the different
dangers of mainstream,
second hand and third
hand smoke;

9. • Explain the impact of
cigarette smoking on the
family, environment, and
community

10. • Read and answer each
item below by writing
YES or NO. Do this
activity in your activity
notebook.

11. • 1. Do you smoke?
• 2. Is there someone who lives with
you, who smoke?
• 3. Do you have friends who smoke?
• 4. Are you often exposed to cigarette
smoke?
• 5. Do you sometimes find yourself with
people who smoke?

12. • 6. When people around you smoke, do
you let them know that you do not want
to inhale or smell their smoke?
• 7. Have you tried giving disapproving
look at people who smoke to let them
know that you indirectly dislike smoking?
• 8. Have you ever commented about
someone smoking but not directly to the
smoker?

13. • 9. Have you ever asked smokers to get
rid of their smoke?
• 10. Have you ever asked smokers to
transfer to another place so that you
would not inhale their smoke?
• 11. Have you ever tried moving away
from a smoker who does not listen to
your appeal?

14. • 12. If you are in a vehicle and someone
is smoking, do you roll down the window
or turn towards the window to avoid
inhaling smoke?
• 13. Have you ever tried moving away
from a smoker without asking him/ her to
move away instead?

15. • 14. Will you just let smokers smoke near
you, choosing to be passive, saying
nothing and doing nothing?
• 15. Are you afraid that if you speak out
and ask a smoker to stop smoking or
move away from you, that he/ she will
laugh or get mad at you?

16. • This test will not be recorded.
Instead, this exercise will
assess the prior knowledge of
the learners about smoking in
order to prepare them for the
main activities in this learning
materials.

17. • Supply the missing word by writing the
correct answer in your activity
notebook.
• Cigarette smoking primarily affects the
1. _____________ system.
• Examples of Gateway Drugs are 2.
_______________ and 3.
_______________.

18. • The plant whose leaves can be rolled
into a cigar or pipe and can be smoked
is 4. _________________.
• A kind of smoke emitted by cigarettes
which smokers directly inhale is called
5. _________________________.

19. • Supply the missing word by writing the
correct answer in your activity
notebook.
• Cigarette smoking primarily affects the
1. _____________ system.
• Examples of Gateway Drugs are 2.
_______________ and 3.
_______________.
Respiratory
Cigarettes
Alcohol

20. • The plant whose leaves can be rolled
into a cigar or pipe and can be smoked
is 4. _________________.
• A kind of smoke emitted by cigarettes
which smokers directly inhale is called
5. _________________________.
Tobacco
Mainstream Smoke

21. • Each classification of drugs has different
short-term and long-term effects.
Short-term effects last for a couple of
days, hours, or even shorter periods
while long-term effects can be felt for
weeks, months, and even for a lifetime.
The following is an overview of the short-
term and long-term effects of substance
use and abuse.

22. • Gateway drugs are accepted and
legal with restrictions. People below 18
years of age are not allowed to buy
and use gateway drugs in the
Philippines.The use of these drugs
puts a person at risk of using more
dangerous and illicit drugs.

23. • The examples of
these drugs are
tobacco of any form
and alcohol.The
term“Gateway Drug”
is used to describe
any drug that a non-
drug user might try
out.

24. Gateway
Drug
Short-Term
Effects
Long-Term Effects
B. Tobacco -
Stress
 Rapid heart rate and
pulse rate
 Persistent cough
 Difficulty in
breathing
 Halitosis or bad
breath
 Sinusitis and otitis
media - Increased
phlegm Production
 Stomach problems -
Weak physical
performance
 Development of asthma
 Atherosclerosis
 Thrombosis
 Cardiovascular diseases
 Chronic Obstructive
Pulmonary Disease - Cancer
of the mouth, throat, skin,
lungs, and other body parts
 Hypertension or increased
blood pressure
 Heart attack and stroke
which leads to coma and
death

25. • Cigarettes and alcohol are “gateway
drugs”. Gateway drugs are legal
drugs that are readily accessible.
People who abuse more dangerous
drugs such as marijuana and shabu
often start from cigarette smoking
and drinking alcohol.

26. • Since cigarettes and alcohol are
readily available and generally
accepted in our society, many people
use them for various purposes.
Teenagers are especially vulnerable
because they are curious and risk-
takers.

27. • Copy and complete the key
diagram below. List the two
gateway drugs in the two
smaller boxes and the
examples of dangerous and
illegal drugs in the bigger box.

28. GATEWAY
DRUGS
________________________________
________________________________
DANGEROUS AND
ILLEGAL DRUGS

29. • Some teenagers their age
know the health dangers
of smoking and yet they
still smoke cigarettes.

30. • Answer the questions
found on each cigarette
diagram. Write your
answers inside the smoke.

31. Why do teenagers smoke?
Why do teenagers explore on using
dangerous drugs?

32. • It is a practice in which a substance is
burned and the resulting smoke
breathed in to be tasted and absorbed
into the bloodstream. Most commonly
the substance is the dried leaves of
the tobacco plant which have been
rolled into a small square of rice paper
to create a small, round cylinder called
a "cigarette".

33. • It is a tall, leafy plant, originally grown
in South and Central America, but now
cultivated throughout the world. It is
also introduced in the Philippines.
There are many species of tobacco but
Nicotiana tabacum or sometimes
called common tobacco is preferred
for producing present day cigarettes.

34. • It is a thin cylinder of
finely-cut tobacco rolled in
paper for smoking.

35. • There are more than 4000 chemicals.
60 of which are carcinogens.

36. 1.Highblood
Pressure
2.Heart Disease
3.Body Odor
4.Bad Breath

37. 5.Bronchitis
6.Emphysema
7.Pneumonia
8.Asthma
9.Lung Cancer

38. • Classify the different
definition of the three
smokes produced by
cigarette smoking.
• Write your answer inside
the callout.

39. Mainstream
Smoke
Sidestream
Smoke
Third-hand
Smoke
1.
1. The smoke that comes
out of the lighted end
of a cigarette or pipe. This
is also called
“second-hand smoke”
(SHS) or environmental
tobacco smoke (ETS).
2. Smoke left for a long
time on sofa, beddings,
pillow and other objects.
This smoke also called
“residual tobacco smoke
(RTS)” settles along
with dust and can last for
months.
3. It refers specifically to
the smoke that a smoker
directly inhales.

40. Policies and Laws against
Cigarette Smoking
• For the learners who wants to know the
Policies and Laws Against Cigarette
Smoking, you may see it in the
information booklet.
• Republic Act No. 9211, otherwise
known as “The Tobacco Regulation Act
of 2003” is the law governing tobacco
productions, distribution and use of the
public consumers.

41. • The learners will brainstorm a
list of words or phrases that
describe or remind them of
“SMOKING”. Some of these
words and phrases may start
with the letters of the topic
words.

42. SMOKING
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.

43. • Write acrostic poems about smoking.
Refer to the list of words or phrases
that describe or remind you of the topic
word you have brainstormed. You can
use Mother Tongue, Filipino or English
words or phrases.
• The poem should be about the topic
word and each line should begin with a
letter from the word.

44. S
M
O
K
I
N
G
o many people have died .
akes people sick.
h dear, it includes cancer.
ills thousands and more.
t contains harmful.
icotine a sticky resin.
o against smoking.

45. IV-H
• In this activity, the learners will share
their reflections about the impact of
cigarette smoking in their family,
environment, and community.

46. I have learned that the
impact of cigarette
smoking in my family
______________________________________
______________________________________
______________________________________
___
I have realized that the
impact of cigarette
smoking in my
environment
______________________________________
______________________________________
______________________________________
___
I will apply this to my
community
______________________________________
______________________________________
______________________________________
___

47. WHISPER ME THE ANSWER
(True or False with a twist.)
The class will be divided into three groups.
Each group will choose one leader. The
leader will be the one to answer the
statement. After the “Go” signal, the leader
will go to their teammates who already in
line facing back and whisper the correct
answer. The last member will go to me and
say their answer.

48. • 1. Secondhand smoke is dangerous to
one’s health.
• 2. Smoking inside the school premises
is a violation of R.A. 9211.
• 3. Cigarette smoking and use of
smokeless tobacco kills thousands of
Filipinos every year.
True
True
True

49. • 4. The longer cigarette smoke stays in
the body, the more it causes damage to
body parts.
• 5. Cancer, heart diseases, and chronic
obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
are just some of the diseases caused
by cigarette smoking.
• 6. There are two smokes produced by
cigarette smoking.
True
True
False

50. • 7. Each time a person puffs a cigarette
or chew tobacco, more than 3,000
chemicals comes into his/her contact.
• 8. Dangerous and Illegal drugs are
Mefenamic Acid and Paracetamol.
False
False

51. • 9. Asthma and Lung Cancer are known
dangers of cigarettes smoking and
tobacco use.
• 10. Teenagers are vulnerable because
they are curious and risk-takers.
True
True

52. What can you do to
prevent cigarette
smoking in your
community?

53. • You will make your own
advocacy material. You may
do it as a group but strictly,
your group members must be
residing within the same
community you are living in.

54. • You can send your output through
messenger or gmail. You can also
pass your output using flash drive
during the distribution and retrieval of
self-learning modules. You can
choose whether your advocacy will be
in a song/poem, artwork/poster, or
video presentation.

55. • Write a song or poem which
focuses on alternative
strategies or ways to prevent
cigarette smoking. Include how
cigarettes can destroy one’s
life and family.

56. • Encourage the learners to create
a poster either manually or
digitally which depicts the cause
and effect of cigarette use. They
can use junk materials to create a
three-dimensional art. They will
include a title and short
description of their masterwork.

57. • Invite the learners to create a
5 – 10 minute video
presentation about the
dangers of cigarette smoking
and movement against
smoking. Ask them to write a
synopsis or abstract of the

58. Please observe social
distancing when doing your
output. Wear you face mask and
always bring your alcohol.

59. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wxtDVHB4Hok

60. Criteria 4 3 2 1
Required
Elements
The advocacy material
includes all required
elements as well as
additional information.
All required elements
are included in the
advocacy material.
All but one of the
required elements are
included in the
advocacy material.
Several required
elements are missing.
Labels All items of importance
on the advocacy
material are clearly
labeled with labels that
can be read from at least
3 ft. away.
Almost all items of
importance on the
advocacy material are
clearly labeled with
labels that can be read
from at least 3 ft. away.
Many items of
importance on the
advocacy material are
clearly labeled with
labels that can be read
from at least 3 feet
away.
Labels are too small to
view or no important
items were labeled.
Graphics -
Relevance
All graphics are related
to the topic and easier to
understand. All
borrowed graphics have
a source citation.
All graphics are related
to the topic and most are
easier to understand.
Some borrowed
graphics have a source
citation.
All graphics relate to
the topic. One or two
borrowed graphics have
a source citation.
Graphics do not relate
to the topic or several
borrowed graphics do
not have a source
citation.
Attractiveness The advocacy material
is exceptionally
attractive in terms of
design, layout, and
neatness.
The advocacy material
is attractive in terms of
design, layout, and
neatness.
The advocacy material
is acceptably attractive
though it may be a bit
messy.
The advocacy material
is distractingly messy or
very poorly designed. It
is not attractive.
Grammar There are no
grammatical/mechanical
mistakes on the
advocacy material.
There are 1-2
grammatical/mechanical
mistakes on the
advocacy material.
There are 3-4
grammatical/mechanical
mistakes on the
advocacy material.
There are more than 4
grammatical/mechanical
mistakes on the
advocacy material.

61. • After reading and gaining knowledge and
information about the dangers of smoking, the
decision whether to smoke or not lies in your
hands. Think of your future, and your family. Think
of your environment, your community, and your
country. Apply what you have learned and you can
never go wrong in your decision.