THE RISKS AND
PROTECTIVE
FACTORS OF USING
DRUGS
Q2-Health9-Week2
Learning Competency
discusses risk and
protective factors in
substance use, and abuse
(H9S-IIb-16)
Learning Task 1
Questions:
1. How are drugs enters the
body?
2. What is/are the risk factors of
drugs?
3. How can you protect yourself
against drugs of abuse and use?
Learning Task 2
Analyze the pictures
carefully and answer
the questions below.
1.What do you see in the pictures?
2.What do these pictures imply?
3.How does it affect you and the people
around you?
Learning Task 3
List three (3) risk factors and
three protective factors.
Explain how these factors
related to the substance use,
abuse and dependence.
Risk Factors Preventive factors
THE RISKS AND
PROTECTIVE
FACTORS OF USING
DRUGS
RISK PROTECTIVE
FACTORS FACTORS
those influences that those influences which
increase the chances decrease the chances of
of using, misusing, using, misusing, and
and abusing drugs abusing drugs
Personal
Family
Peers & Friends
School
Community
Domains of Life which Affect Drug
Use and Abuse
PERSONAL (Early Aggressive Behavior vs. Self-control)
RISK FACTORS PROTECTIVE FACTORS
Use of drugs at an early age Self-control behavior
Risk-taking behavior Good reasoning skills
Experimentation Excellent social skills
Poor social skills and Positive interaction with
interaction people
Childhood problems Sense of belonging
Feelings of isolation
Domains of Life which Affect Drug
Use and Abuse
FAMILY (Weak Parental Guidance vs. Strong Parental Guidance)
RISK FACTORS PROTECTIVE FACTORS
History and patterns of drug use Good communication with people
Attitudes toward drug use Positive family relationship
Poor parenting and child rearing Clear and consistent family rules
Inconsistent family rules Strong family values
Poor family values Positive expectation to child’s
Poor family ties success
in family, school and community
Domains of Life which Affect Drug
Use and Abuse
PEERS AND FRIENDS (Substance Abuse vs. Academic Excellence)
RISK FACTORS PROTECTIVE FACTORS
Association with peers and friends Association with peers and friends
known to use gateway drugs who do not use gateway drugs
(cigarettes and alcohol) Formation of friendships
Preference to stay with peers and Reliance on friends for emotional
friends than with family support
Inviting friends at home to know
the family
Domains of Life which Affect Drug
Use and Abuse
SCHOOL (Availability of Drugs vs. Strong Anti-Drug Policies)
RISK FACTORS PROTECTIVE FACTORS
Poor academic performance Good to excellent academic
Lack of commitment to studies performance
Poor attendance in school Participation to extra-curricular
Involvement in fights and conflicts activities and school organizations
Interest in attending classes
Domains of Life which Affect Drug
Use and Abuse
COMMUNITY (Poverty vs. Strong Community Relationship)
RISK FACTORS PROTECTIVE FACTORS
Easy access to gateway drugs Strong community relationships
Poor community organization and Active and positive community
neighborhood relationship programs, projects and activities
Poor implementation of for the youth
community laws Positive attitude which combat
Negative attitudes which favor drug drug use
use Strong community advocacy
against
drugs
Learning Task 4
Choose any of the
following tasks:
Task 1 Task 2 Task 3
Write your own editorial
Write an essay about how Think of a play
teenagers prevent or that showcases
article about your
avoid drug use and abuse.
thoughts in the previous preventing risk
Write the activity in your
learning task. Include
notebook or on a piece of factors and
your own editorial strengthening
paper. Limit your essay to
cartoon.
50-100 words. protective factors
See You Next Time!