Download 1.6 introduction to drugs - PE-Teaching

1.6 focuses on the following drug
related issues:
1. Personal, interpersonal and societal influences on an individuals drug
use.
2. The effect of drugs on an individuals wellbeing
3. The effects of an individuals drug use on others
4. The effects of the use of drugs on society
5. Legal issues related to alcohol tobacco or cannabis use
6. Advertising issues related to drug use.
What is a drug?
“Drugs are substances that
change the intended
functioning of the mind and/
or body and that are being
used for reasons other than
the treatment of a medical
condition”.
Title: How do we categorise drugs?
Brainstorm as many drugs as you can...
Then categorise them into
• Legal
• Illegal
Legal
Illegal
Caffeine
Cocaine
Tobacco
Heroin
Alcohol
Anabolic Steroids
Glue
Amphetamine
Gas
Cannabis
Ecstasy
Aspirin
Crack Cocaine
*Methadrone*
Opium
LSD
Magic mushrooms
How else can you
categorise the
drugs on your
table?
There are four different groups of drugs
whether legal or illegal.
• Analgesics (pain killers)
• Hallucinogens (have visions or hallucinations)
• Stimulants (uppers)
• Depressants (downers)
Put your list of drugs into these four groups
Depressants
Stimulants
Ecstasy
Crack Cocaine
Alcohol
Cocaine
Tranquilisers
Tobacco
Cannabis
Methadrone
Amphetamines
Glue and Gas
Caffeine
Anabolic Steroids
Analgesics
Hallucinogens
LSD
Opium
Magic Mushrooms
Heroin
Ecstasy
Aspirin
Hallucinogens
The law
•Is illegal and a Class A drug.
Facts
• Include LSD, magic
mushrooms and ecstasy.
• They have powerful mindaltering effects and cause
people to see and hear things
that are not there
(hallucinate).
The risks
•“Trips” or hallucinations can
sometimes have very frightening
effects.
•Taking hallucinogens when in a bad
mood has been known to make
people harm themselves.
•Possession can get you up to
7 years in jail.
•The maximum sentence for
supplying halluginogens is life
imprisonment and an
unlimited fine.
Depressants
Facts
• Such as alcohol and
cannabis
• Can slow down the nervous
system causing sleepiness
and forgetfulness
The risks
• Highly addictive as
depressants are often ‘social’
drugs
• Cannabis is linked to
symptoms of paranoia and
can lead to complications in
the brain.
The law
• Alcohol is legal for
anyone to buy over the age
of 18.
• Cannabis is a class C drug,
if you are found with an
amount with the intent to
supply you can face 2 years
in prison, and unlimited
fine- or both.
Stimulants
Facts
• Include ecstasy, cocaine
and caffeine
• Speed up the activity of the
nervous system.
• Increase feelings of well-being,
and increase energy and
alertness.
The law
• Can be legal (caffeine) or
illegal (cocaine)
• Carries various penalities
dependant on the
classificication of the drug.
The risks
• Highly addictive because of the enhancement of users
mood.
• Psychological effects if stopped, the body ‘crashes’ can
become depressed, nervous and suicidal.
Analgesics
Facts
• Examples such as heroin
and aspirin.
• Pain killers block nerve
impulses.
• They reduce the pain felt
and for this reason become
very addictive.
The law
• Class A drugs are
considered the most
harmful and/or addictive.
• They carry heavy prison
sentences and unlimited
fines for possession.
The risks
• Highly addictive as they block pain this
can lead to poor judgement of risky
situations.
•Heroin is often sold as a mixture of
other products.
True or False?
All drugs are
harmful
True or false?
False!
All drugs are illegal
True or false?
False!
Drugs are chemical
substances which
change the way the
body functions
True or false?
True!
Drugs change the
way a person
behaves and feels
True or false?
True!
Hallucinogens are
drugs which
change what a
person sees and
hears True or false?
True!
Depressants slow
down the workings
of the brain
True or
false?
True!
Alcohol is a
depressant
True or
false?
True!
Illegal drugs are
classified based on
how dangerous
they are
True or false?
True!
Caffeine is a
drug True or
false?
True!
Paracetamol is an
antibiotic
True or
false?
False!
Heroin is a
painkiller
True or
false?
True!
Heroin was
originally designed
as a non addictive
painkillerTrue or false?
True!
Aspirin is made
from the bark of
willow trees
True or
false?
True!
Coca Cola used
to contain the
drug cocaine
True or
false?
True!
Nicotine is the
drug found in
tobacco
True or
false?
True!
Cannabis is a
drug which can
cause mental
illness True or
false?
True!
Alcohol and tobacco
cause more deaths
than any other drug
True or
false?
True!