Unit V: Drug Education and Human Rights

Flashcards covering key definitions, concepts, historical substance trends, and health/behavioral effects from the Drug Education and Human Rights lecture.

Drug

Any substance that brings physical, psychological, emotional, and behavioral changes when used.

Drug Abuse

The continuous misuse of any substance, licit or illicit, which results in changes in an individual's physical, mental, or behavioral condition.

Drug Addiction

The state of chronic intoxication caused by repeated and improper consumption of any regulated or prohibited substance, characterized by an overpowering desire, a tendency to increase dosage, and psychological/physical dependence.

Drug Dependence

The state of uncontrollable drive to take a particular substance to achieve physical and psychological stability following continuous but improper use of the same substance.

Drug Tolerance

A condition in which the body builds up a resistance to the effects of a drug so that larger quantities are needed to obtain the same effect, which can lead to overdose and death.

Withdrawal Syndrome

A condition in which the user becomes uncomfortable and very irritable as an after effect of the drug taken, often leading to loss of self-control, hysteria, and violence.

Hallucinogens

Drugs which affect sensation, thinking, and emotion, commonly abused in the Pre-Martial Law Era (e.g., Marijuana, Hashish, LSD).

Sedatives

Drugs which reduce anxiety and excitement, prominent during the Pre-Martial Law Era (e.g., Barbiturates, Tranquilizers, Alcohol).

Narcotics

Drugs that relieve pain and induce sleep, prominent during the Pre-Martial Law Era (e.g., Opium derivatives like Heroin, Morphine, Codeine).

Cough Syrups (Martial Law Era)

Substances with narcotic and non-narcotic suppressants that were commonly abused during the Martial Law Era (e.g., Core, Endotussin, Rubitussin AC).

Inhalants

Chemicals used by manufacturing industries that were commonly abused during the Martial Law Era (e.g., Rugby, Glue, Thinner).

Stimulants

Drugs which increase alertness, commonly abused after the EDSA Revolution (e.g., Amphetamine derivatives, Cocaine).

Mental Health/Psychological Effects of Drugs

Effects of drug abuse that include disturbances in perception (auditory/visual hallucinations), orientation (paranoia, psychosis), memory, and judgment (depression that may lead to suicide).

Physical Health/Physiological Effects of Drugs

Effects of drug abuse encompassing systemic conditions (cardiac pathology, pulmonary illnesses, hepatic problems, renal diseases) and general health issues (malnutrition, infections, accidents, blood-transmitted diseases).

Behavioral Effects of Drugs

Substance-seeking behaviors that lead to various criminal and anti-social acts.

Death of Ashley Abad (2019)

A notable 2019 case involving a 19-year-old student in Cebu City who died from an overdose of ecstasy, leading to law enforcement charges directed by President Rodrigo Duterte.