Addiction to specific drugs

RSHE (PSHE)

Drugs and alcohol: Addiction and alcohol dependency

Depiction or discussion of serious mental health issues including eating disorders, self-harm, suicide or attempted suicide, or the aftermath of such an event

Cannabis helps you to concentrate better.

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.

Which of the following statements about cannabis is true?

Cannabis skunk and weed is more potent (stronger) than cannabis grass and resin

In what class of drugs does heroin belong?

It is physically addicting, and produces debilitating physical dependence.

It is psychologically addicting, but produces no physical dependence.

Which of the following is not true about heroin addiction?

Which of the following is not a symptom of heroin withdrawal?

Which one of the following is not a medical drug?

Alcohol and tobacco are examples of what type of drugs?

Regular drinkers of alcoholic drinks can become addicted to them. Which of the following is the addictive substance in alcoholic drinks?

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.

The legal recreational drug nicotine is usually obtained from smoking tobacco. Which of the following statements is not true?

Changes the chemical processes in the body

Content guidance

Contains distressing content.

Adult supervision recommended.

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