Addiction to specific drugs

This lesson will look into specific drugs and their effects.

Addiction to specific drugs

This lesson will look into specific drugs and their effects.

Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. Cannabis/Marijuana - addictive qualities
  2. Nicotine
  3. Heroin

Content guidance

  • Contains distressing content.

Supervision

Adult supervision recommended.

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5 Questions

Q1.
Which one of the following is not a medical drug?
Antibiotics
Codeine
Correct answer: Heroin
Paracetamol
Q2.
Alcohol and tobacco are examples of what type of drugs?
Illegal medical drugs
Illegal recreational drugs
Legal medical drugs
Correct answer: Legal recreational drugs
Q3.
Regular drinkers of alcoholic drinks can become addicted to them. Which of the following is the addictive substance in alcoholic drinks?
Butanol
Correct answer: Ethanol
Methanol
Propanol
Q4.
The legal recreational drug nicotine is usually obtained from smoking tobacco. Which of the following statements is not true?
Correct answer: It takes several hours for the nicotine in cigarette smoke to reach the brain.
Nicotine is addictive making it hard for regular smokers to stop smoking.
Smoking increases your risk of lung, mouth and throat cancer.
The circulatory system is damaged by smoking, which increases the risk of heart disease and strokes.
Q5.
A drug is a substance that always ...
Correct answer: Changes the chemical processes in the body
Has no effect on the body
Is used for medical purposes
Is used for recreational purposes

5 Questions

Q1.
Which of the following statements about cannabis is true?
Cannabis helps you to concentrate better.
Correct answer: Long-term use of cannabis can damage your brain and cause mental illness in some people.
Long-term use of cannabis causes your eyesight to deteriorate.
Smoking cannabis does no harm to your body.
Q2.
Cannabis skunk and weed is more potent (stronger) than cannabis grass and resin
False
Correct answer: True
Q3.
In what class of drugs does heroin belong?
Cannabinoids
Hallucinogens
Correct answer: Opioids
Stimulants
Q4.
Which of the following is not true about heroin addiction?
It causes rapidly growing tolerance.
It is physically addicting, and produces debilitating physical dependence.
Correct answer: It is psychologically addicting, but produces no physical dependence.
It leads to painful withdrawal.
Q5.
Which of the following is not a symptom of heroin withdrawal?
Chills and goose bumps.
Correct answer: Fever and heavy sweating.
Muscle cramps and spasms.
Tremendous anxiety.
Vomiting and diarrhea.

Lesson appears in

UnitRSHE (PSHE) / Drugs and alcohol: Addiction and alcohol dependency

RSHE (PSHE)