A drug is a medicine or other substances that has a physiological effect when introduced into the body.

Something that is done for fun is recreational.

If something is legal it is allowed by the law.

If something is illegal it is not allowed by the law.

A depressant slows down the messages sent from the brain to the nerves.

Recreational drug use: depressants

Science

Pupils will learn more about non-communicable diseases in humans including cardiovascular diseases and cancer; and about communicable diseases in humans and plants caused by pathogens including bacteria, viruses, fungi and protists.

Pupils learned about the major food groups, eating a balanced diet and how it affects health. Pupils also looked at food labels and calculated the amount of energy provided by different foods and investigated the effects of exercise on heart rate and breathing rate.

Disease and drugs

Subjects which particular individuals may be sensitive to, eg, adoption, migration, bereavement or death, divorce.

Depiction or discussion of sensitive content

Match the type of drug to the definition.

True or false? A depressant can speed up the messages between the brain and the rest of the body.

Which of these diseases have a link to alcohol abuse?

The drug {{}} is found in vapes and cigarettes.

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.

Which answer best describes why someone shouldn’t drink and drive?

Which of these could increase your risk of high blood pressure?

True or false? Chemicals that are harmful to a pregnant mother cannot affect the foetus.

Which of the following drugs is found in cigarettes?

When the blood vessels in a person’s brain become blocked they can have a ...

something that increases the chance of something harmful happening

non-infectious disease; can be a greater risk with lifestyle choice

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?

Content guidance

Depiction or discussion of sensitive content

Adult supervision recommended

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.

Recreational drug use: depressants

Lesson outcome

Content guidance

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.