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DRUGSDRUGS

What are drugs?What are drugs?

Working in pairs, make a list of all Working in pairs, make a list of all the different drugs you can think of?the different drugs you can think of?

What do they all have in common?What do they all have in common? What are drugs? Write down your What are drugs? Write down your

own definition.own definition.

A drug is…A drug is…

……any substance which any substance which causescauses

a change in the way the a change in the way the body,body,

or part of the body, works.or part of the body, works.

Look at the pictures below, Look at the pictures below, and put into categories.and put into categories.

When is it okay to use When is it okay to use drugs?drugs?

Working in pairs, write down when Working in pairs, write down when it is okay to use drugs?it is okay to use drugs?

CAFFEINECAFFEINE

Some drugs are harmless when consumed in Some drugs are harmless when consumed in moderation:moderation:

Coffee, tea, cola and chocolate all containCoffee, tea, cola and chocolate all contain

CAFFEINE. CAFFEINE.

This is a mild stimulant which can make usThis is a mild stimulant which can make us

feel more awake, but, if we take in too much,feel more awake, but, if we take in too much,

it can make us irritable and give usit can make us irritable and give us

headaches.headaches.

PRESCRIBED DRUGSPRESCRIBED DRUGS

If a doctor prescribes a medicine when youIf a doctor prescribes a medicine when youare ill.are ill.

Always take the doctor’s advice about how Always take the doctor’s advice about how much to take and how often to take it.much to take and how often to take it.

Overdosing (taking more than theOverdosing (taking more than therecommended dose) can make you ill.recommended dose) can make you ill.

SUBSTANCE ABUSESUBSTANCE ABUSE

When people take drugs which they When people take drugs which they don’tdon’t

really need (i.e. not for medical really need (i.e. not for medical reasons) thisreasons) this

is substance abuse. is substance abuse.

People who do this often becomePeople who do this often become

ADDICTED to these drugs.ADDICTED to these drugs.

ADDICTIONADDICTION

This is when drug-taking becomes a habit which is This is when drug-taking becomes a habit which is hardhard

to break.to break.

An addicted person feels as if they need drugs andAn addicted person feels as if they need drugs andmay feel sick if they don’t take them as the bodymay feel sick if they don’t take them as the bodyhas become physically addicted.has become physically addicted.

Once a person becomes addicted to a drug it isOnce a person becomes addicted to a drug it isvery hard to stop taking it. They feel dependent onvery hard to stop taking it. They feel dependent onit and often find it hard to concentrate on anythingit and often find it hard to concentrate on anythingbut getting their next ‘fix’.but getting their next ‘fix’.

Why do people take Why do people take drugs?drugs?

Working in pairs, list the reasons Working in pairs, list the reasons why people take drugs.why people take drugs.

What are the effects of What are the effects of drugs?drugs?

Working individually, draw a body Working individually, draw a body outline. What do you think are the outline. What do you think are the effects of drugs? Write down using effects of drugs? Write down using the body outline to help.the body outline to help.

What else……What else……

What else happens if you abuse What else happens if you abuse drugs? Working individually, think drugs? Working individually, think of how drugs affect life?of how drugs affect life?