Year 9

Prescription drugs and legal highs

This lesson will explore prescription drugs, the dangers surrounding buying medication online and legal highs

Year 9

Prescription drugs and legal highs

This lesson will explore prescription drugs, the dangers surrounding buying medication online and legal highs

Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. Uses of 'over the counter' medication
  2. Dangers of taking drugs not prescribed for you
  3. Dangers of buying drugs online
  4. Definition and examples
  5. Effects and risks

Content guidance

  • Contains distressing content.

Supervision

Adult supervision recommended

Licence

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4 Questions

Q1.
Drugs are defined as...
Correct answer: A medicine or other substance which has a physiological effect...
A pill which is taken orally through the mouth when ill...
A substance which can cause damage to your body...
Something only teenagers do...
Q2.
Class A, Class B, Class C. Which class of drug is missing?
Class D.
Class unknown.
Holding class.
Correct answer: Temporary class.
Q3.
Illegal drug use can lead to complex mental health problems
False
Correct answer: True
Q4.
What type of drug "lowers neurotransmission levels"
Correct answer: Depressant.
Hallucinogens.
Stimulant.

4 Questions

Q1.
It's okay to share medications with someone else, if they are also in pain and have similar symptoms to you.
Correct answer: False
True
Q2.
What year did "legal highs" start to hit the drug scene in the UK?
2000/01
2005/06
Correct answer: 2008/09
2015/16
Q3.
...refers to the any substance used for purposes other than those intended. What is being defined?
Addiction
Drugs
Correct answer: Substance misuse
Q4.
... often unsafe to mix prescriptions with ______ and ______
Food and alcohol.
Correct answer: Other medicines and alcohol.
Other people and taking the correct dose.