Recreational drug use: stimulants | Science | Quizalize & Oak National Academy

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Match up the key term to the definition.
- legal
  
  ⇔
  
  allowed by the law ✓
- illegal
  
  ⇔
  
  not allowed by the law ✓
Put these in the order of most dangerous drugs. Starting with the most dangerous.
- 1
  
  ⇔
  
  Class A
- 2
  
  ⇔
  
  Class B
- 3
  
  ⇔
  
  Class C
Which two drugs are Class A drugs?
- alcohol
- cocaine ✓
- amphetamines
- heroin ✓
True or false? Depressant drugs slow down the messages from the brain to the rest of the body.
- True ✓
- False
______ is the drug found in tobacco and most vapes.
- 'Nicotine' ✓
What effect does nicotine have on the body?
- increases lung capacity
- raises blood pressure ✓
- raises heart rate ✓
- lowers blood pressure

Which of these drugs is not a stimulant?
- alcohol ✓
- caffeine
- cocaine
- ecstasy
Which of these drugs are illegal?
- alcohol
- caffeine
- heroin ✓
- cocaine ✓
- ecstasy ✓
Put the method in the right order, to describe how to test a person's reaction time using a ruler.
- 1
  
  ⇔
  
  Person 1 rests their arm on the corner of the desk with their hand open.
- 2
  
  ⇔
  
  Person 2 holds a metre ruler vertical, 5 cm above person 1's hand.
- 3
  
  ⇔
  
  Without warning, person 2 should drop the ruler and person 1 should catch it
- 4
  
  ⇔
  
  Read the distance caught on the ruler.
- 5
  
  ⇔
  
  Look up the reaction time in the table.
- 6
  
  ⇔
  
  Repeat 5 times.
Which types of food or drinks contain caffeine?
- coffee ✓
- chocolate ✓
- crisps
- energy drinks ✓
- sweets
If a person is addicted to a drug they may experience ______ symptoms when they stop using it.
- 'withdrawal' ✓
Which of the following are considered withdrawal symptoms when a person stops taking heroin?
- anxiety ✓
- nausea ✓
- high energy
- bone pain ✓
- decreased heart rate

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Stimulants make you feel more alert and can give you quicker thinking and reaction times.
Caffeine is a legal stimulant present in some foods and drinks.
Cocaine and ecstasy are examples of illegal stimulants used as recreational drugs.
Substance abuse can cause physical and mental health issues.

Legal drugs cannot lead to addiction.

Nearly all drugs used for recreation, legal or illegal, can lead to addiction.

Drug - a medicine or other substance that has a physiological effect when introduced into the body
Recreational - something that is done for fun
Stimulant - speeds up the messages sent from the brain the nerves
Legal - allowed by the law
Illegal - not allowed by the law