GATEWAY DRUGS

• Are legal drugs that a non-drug user

might try, which can lead him/her to
more dangerous drugs such as
marijuana and shabu.

• Teenagers who engage in early smoking

& drinking have higher chance of using
and experimenting with dangerous
drugs of abuse.
Why do we use the word ..
GUIDE QUESTIONS RELATED
TO GATEWAY DRUGS 
1. Do you know anyone who is/are
dependent on Gateway Drugs?
2. What will happen to their health if they
continue using it?
3. What will you do in order to stop them?
PICTURE ANALYSIS
PICTURE ANALYSIS
PICTURE ANALYSIS
Follow-up Questions: 
 Do you think people are easily
influenced by the people around
them?
 Why or why not?
Choose the synonym word from the box
and post it in the chart presented.
 Hazard
RISK  Danger
 Threat
? ? ? ?  Peril
 Guard
 Defend
 Shield
PROTECT  Safe

? ? ? ?
 RISK

hazard danger threat peril

PROTECT
guard defend shield safe
 WHAT
HAPPENS
TO THE
BODY?
 Given the blank outline of a
man, draw & color the
damaged parts of the body
of a smoker & a drinker on
the blank outline
 Make sure to label the part
of the body which is
damaged so it is easily
understood.
 After creating the outlines,
report in front of the class
and explain what you have
 SCORE CRITERIA

Works cooperatively with the group. Creative and Informative

5 work and explanation was done clearly and accurately.
Excellent
Usually willing to work cooperatively with group. Creative and
4 mostly informative work. Explanation for the presented work
done was understandable and usually accurate.
Very Good

Sometimes willing to work cooperatively with group. Adequate

3 information and creativity on work presented. Information
appears to be sometimes accurate.
Good

Rarely willing to work cooperatively with. Limited information

2 presented within the presented work. Information appears to be
somewhat accurate
Fair
Assignment:
1. What are some ways to prevent the
usage of Gateway Drugs?
2. What are some ways to control the
usage of Gateway Drugs?
3. Cite your answers on your
notebooks.

Reference: Learners Material for Physical

Education and Health for Grade 9, page 217