Starter quiz
- Which of these could increase your risk of high blood pressure?
- eating too much salt ✓
- drinking water
- exercising regularly
- obesity ✓
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- True or false? Chemicals that are harmful to a pregnant mother cannot affect the foetus.
- True
- False ✓
- Which of the following drugs is found in cigarettes?
- nicotine ✓
- carbon dioxide
- caffeine
- alcohol
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- When the blood vessels in a person’s brain become blocked they can have a ...
- 'Stroke' ✓
- Match up the key term to the definition.
- risk⇔something that increases the chance of something harmful happening ✓
- lifestyle disease⇔non-infectious disease; can be a greater risk with lifestyle choice ✓
- infectious disease⇔disease caused by a pathogen that can be passed from person to person ✓
- Antibiotics are a type of drug that are used to treat which type of pathogen?
- bacteria ✓
- fungi
- virus
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Exit quiz
- Match the type of drug to the definition.
- medicinal⇔a drug used to treat a disease ✓
- recreational⇔a drug used for enjoyment ✓
- Which of these drugs are stimulants?
- alcohol
- cocaine ✓
- GHB
- caffeine ✓
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- True or false? A depressant can speed up the messages between the brain and the rest of the body.
- True
- False ✓
- Which of these diseases have a link to alcohol abuse?
- asthma
- bowel cancer ✓
- COPD
- liver cirrhosis ✓
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- The drug ______ is found in vapes and cigarettes.
- 'nicotine' ✓
- Which answer best describes why someone shouldn’t drink and drive?
Jun: Alcohol can cause liver cirrhosis.
Andeep: Alcohol is a depressant and slows down a person’s reactions. ✓
Izzy: You can’t drink alcohol until you’re 18.
Alex: Alcohol is a stimulant and can make people jumpy.
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Key learning points
- Medicines are drugs that people take when they are ill.
- People consume other drugs for recreation, including caffeine, nicotine and alcohol.
- Recreational drugs can be classified as depressants or stimulants.
- Depressants slow down thinking and reaction times.
- Alcohol is a legal depressant, but long-term alcohol use can damage the brain and liver.
Common misconception
Because alcohol is legal it isn't as harmful as other drugs.
Alcohol is related to many lifestyle diseases. The WHO estimated 5 % of all deaths are related to alcohol.
Keywords
Drug - A drug is a medicine or other substances that has a physiological effect when introduced into the body.
Recreation - Something that is done for fun is recreational.
Legal - If something is legal it is allowed by the law.
Illegal - If something is illegal it is not allowed by the law.
Depressant - A depressant slows down the messages sent from the brain to the nerves.
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