Transcript Drugs

S1 Drugs Awareness
Aim: Establish what drugs we
know about and the different
effects drugs can have.
A drug is……
…any substance which causes
a change in the way the body,
or part of the body, works.
Task
List as
many types
of drugs as
you can.
You could
do this on a
spider
diagram.
Coffee
Tea
Chocolate
Cocacola
Paracetamol
Aspirin
Cough syrup
Throat sweets
Antibiotics
Cigarettes
Alcoholic drinks
All of these contain
drugs.
Is it always wrong to
use drugs?
When is it OK to use
drugs?
Some drugs are harmless when consumed in
moderation:
Coffee, tea, cola and chocolate all contain
CAFFEINE.
This is a mild stimulant which can make us
feel more awake, but, if we take in too much,
it can make us irritable and give us
headaches.
If a doctor prescribes a medicine when you
are ill.
Always take the doctor’s advice about how
much to take and how often to take it.
Overdosing (taking more than the
recommended dose) can make you ill.
Classification of Drugs
Aim: To know what drugs belong
to which classification and
understand why they are
separated.
Types of Class A drugs
Crack
Cocaine
Ecstasy (MDMA)
Heroin
Magic Mushroom
LSD
Names of Class B drugs
Speed
Cannabis
Amphetamine
Barbiturates
Types of Class C
drugs
Tranquilisers
Some painkillers
Ketamine
Gamma
hydroxybutyrate(GHB)
Types of Drugs
Depressants (downers) slow down the heart
and brain functions. Because they slow you
down, depressants affect coordination,
concentration and judgment. This makes driving
and operating machinery hazardous.
This includes alcohol, heroin, cannabis and
tranquilisers.
Types of Drugs
Stimulants (uppers) increase heart rate, body
temperature and blood pressure and can make
the users feel more awake, alert or confident.
Other physical effects include reduced appetite,
dilated pupils, talkativeness, agitation and sleep
disturbance.
This includes caffeine, amphetamines, nicotine
and cocaine.
Types of Drugs
Hallucinogenic drugs distort the user's
perceptions of reality. The effects of
hallucinogens are not easy to predict and the
person may behave in ways that appear
irrational or bizarre.
This includes LSD, ecstasy, magic mushrooms
and ketamine.
Rachel Miller’s Diary
Watch Monday and Wednesday episodes.
Key questions
- How was Rachel killed?
- How is cannabis used?
- What are the risks of cannabis?
- Why did she experiment with cannabis
Names
Ganja
Weed
Pot
Resin
Dope
Grass
Puff
Smoke
Marijuana
The effects
•Some feel chilled out, relaxed and happy, while
others feel sick. Others get the giggles and may
become talkative.
•Feel hungry, called 'getting the munchies'.
•May be more aware of their
senses or get a feeling of
slowing of time, which are
due to its hallucinogenic effects.
The risks
•Can become anxious, panicky and suspicious.
It affects your coordination, which is one of the
reasons why drug driving is illegal.
•Can cause lung disease, cancer
and make asthma worse.
•Risky for anyone with a heart
problem as it increases the
heart rate and can blood
pressure.
•Link between
Cannabis and mental
health issues e.g
schizophrenia.
•Frequent use can cut a man's sperm count.
If you’re pregnant, smoking cannabis may
harm the baby.
•Regular, heavy use makes it difficult to learn
and concentrate. Some feel tired all the time
and can't get motivated.
Marijuana
Facts
• Marijuana is the most
widely used illegal drug
in Britain, made from the
cannabis plant.
• It is a mild sedative and
a mild halluginogen.
The risks
•Can make you anxious,
panicky and suspicious.
•Causes difficulties with
learning and concentration
The law
•Is illegal and a Class B
drug.
•The maximum penalty for
posession is a two year
sentence and an unlimited
fine.
•The maximum penalty for
supply is 14 years in prison
and an unlimited fine.
Opiates
Facts
• Opiates are powerful drugs
and include opium, heroin,
morphine, and codeine.
• Some people think that
opiates are not addictive.
The risks
•Sharing needles means you
risk HIV/AIDS and Hepatitis B
or C.
•Deaths from overdoses or
mixing with other drugs like
alcohol are common.
The law
•Is illegal and a Class A
drug.
•Possession could lead to a
sentence of 7 years and an
unlimited fine.
•Supplying (including giving
it to a friend) can lead to
life imprisonment and an
unlimited fine.
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.
Inhalants
Facts
• Most inhalants are common
household products that
give off mind-altering
chemical fumes when
sniffed.
The law
•It is illegal for shops to sell
substances if they believe you
may inhale them.
•Since October 1999, it has
been illegal to sell cigarette
lighter refills to under 18’s.
• When inhaled solvents have
a similar effect to alcohol
The risks
•People can experience vomiting and blackouts.
•Long-term abuse can damage the brain, liver and kidneys.
•Solvent abuse killed 64 people in 2000. A quarter were under 18.
Amphetamine
Facts
• Are stimulants that people
take to keep them alert.
• Usually taken by mouth in
a powder form but is
sometimes prepared for
injection making it even
more dangerous.
The law
•Illegal and a Class B drug.
Prepared for injection
becomes a Class A drug.
•Possession can mean 5 years
imprisonment and supply
could get you 14 years.
The risks
•Puts a strain on your heart and can lead to
anxiety, depression, irritability and aggression.
•It can make it difficult to relax and sleep properly meaning long
term health effects.
Nicotine
Facts
• Comes from the tobacco
plant.
• Nicoteine is is extremely
powerful and is at least as
strong as addictions to
other drugs such as
heroin and cocaine.
The law
•Is a legal drug.
•Since 2007, it is illegal to
sell tobacco products to
anyone under the age of
18.
The risks
•Long-term addiction could leave you with cancer, emphysema
(related to your lungs) or heart disease.
•Other people breathing in your smoke could end up with
breathing difficulties, asthma or even cancer.
Drugs Awareness
Aim: To discuss the differences
between the possession and supply
of drugs and know the consequences
of both
Class A
If I get caught dealing how long will I get
in prison?
A) Life
B) 14 years
C) 2 years
How long will I get in prison for
possessing a Class A drug?
A) Life
B) 7 years
C) 5 years
The maximum sentences for intent to
supply drugs are:
up to life in prison or an unlimited
fine (or both) for a Class A drug
The maximum sentences for
possession of each class of drug are:
up to 7 years in prison or an unlimited
fine (or both) for a Class A drug
Class B
If I get caught dealing how long will I get
in prison?
A) Life
B) 14 years
C) 2 years
How long will I get in prison for
possessing a Class B drug?
A) Life
B) 7 years
C) 5 years
up to 14 years in prison or an
unlimited fine (or both) for a Class B
drug
The maximum sentences for
possession of each class of drug are:
up to 5 years in prison or an unlimited
fine (or both) for a Class B drug
Class C
If I get caught dealing how long will I get
in prison?
A) 5 years B) 14 years
C) 2 years
How long will I get in prison for
possessing a Class B drug?
A) 2 years B) 7 years
C) 5 years
up to 5 years in prison or an
unlimited fine (or both) for a Class C
drug
The maximum sentences for
possession of each class of drug are:
up to 2 years in prison or an unlimited
fine (or both) for a Class C drug
Drink and drugs
Mixing alcohol with other drugs
is seriously dangerous. This is
because drink serves to slow
down the nervous system
(controlling heart and breathing
rate). Combined with other
depressant drugs, it could see
the body shut down altogether.
Barbiturates should never be
mixed with alcohol as this is
often a deadly combination.
Called Barbs or Downers.
Rachel Miller’s Diary
Watch all episodes if time allows
Consider issues connected to:
- Peer pressure
- Media messages
- Risk taking
- Self esteem
- Effects and consequences of specific drugs
eg ecstasy, solvents, amphetamines
Alcohol – some facts
Aim: Examine facts
about alcohol and its
effects on society.
Alcohol is involved in 30% of all
accidents
Over 1/3 of pedestrians killed on
the roads had consumed alcohol
41% of all types of
assault and GBH
involved an
offender who had
been drinking.
1 in 4 facial injuries
take place in
violent situations.
61% of these
involve alcohol.
8-14 million
working days a
year in the UK are
lost due to alcohol
related problems.
A study of 16-24 year olds found that
after drinking;
1/7 had unsafe sex
1/5 had sex they regretted
1/10 could not remember if they had
had sex the night before
40% more likely to have casual sex
Help!!!
Aim: Know how
to help friends
that have
consumed too
much alcohol or
drugs
Help in an emergency – drugs
Look out for danger signs in yourself or
other people who have taken drugs like
overheating, dizziness, sickness, sudden
tiredness, headaches, cramps and aching
arms and legs.
Take the following steps immediately:
Phone 999 and ask for an ambulance
Say where the patient is, what drugs they've
taken and what their symptoms are
you may be instructed to give mouth-to-mouth
resuscitation, put the
patient into the recovery
position or do something
else to save the person's
life.
Make sure the person's airways aren't
blocked, for example by vomit, and check
they haven't swallowed their tongue
Collect evidence of any
drugs that might've
been taken
Stay until the
ambulance arrives
Help in an emergency –
alcohol
If you notice a friend who
has drunk alcohol and is
behaving in a way that
makes you uneasy about
their safety or the safety of
those around them, or who
has become really ill from
drinking alcohol take the
following steps.
1)Phone 999 and ask for an ambulance or
assistance from the police
2)Make sure the person's airways aren't
blocked, for example by vomit, and check
they haven't swallowed their tongue
3)Don't let the person fall asleep
4)Don't let the person leave, or walk away
alone
The National Drugs Helpline - 0800 77 66 00.
Drinkline, the National Alcohol Helpline, is on
0800 917 8282. Both are open 24 hours a day,
7 days a week.
Talktofrank.com 0800776600
Alcoholics Anonymous
0845 769 7555