Drug Abuse

Question 0

What are the types of drugs give some examples.

Answer 0

social drugs- tea, coffee, smoking and alcohol.
prescribed and over the counter medicines-valium, pain killers, asthma inhalers.
Illegal ‘recreational drugs’- cannabis, cocaine, ecstasy.
Performance enhancing drugs- steroids, barbiturates.

Question 1

What is a drug?

Answer 1

Any substance that alters or affects the body or mind.

Question 2

What groups are drugs classified into? (NOT A B AND C CLASS)

Answer 2

hallucinogens, stimulants, depressants, and narcotics.

Question 3

Give an example of a hallucinogen, and what does it do?

Answer 3

cannabis, LSD. Alters the way we hear and see.

Question 4

Give an example of a stimulant, and what does it do?

Answer 4

Nicotine, coffee, ecstasy. Increased brain activity.

Question 5

give an example of a depressant and what does it do?

Answer 5

alcohol and solvents. slows down brain activity.

Question 6

Which is one of the only religions that doesn’t tend to drink and why?

Answer 6

Buddhism because the fifth precept states that they should avoid maind-altering substances.

Question 7

Why do christians believe that drinking in moderation is acceptable?

Answer 7

because Jesus himself drank wine at the last supper.

Question 8

Why is drinking in Islam Haram?

Answer 8

because it makes the mind unfit to concentrate on Allah. Drinking can lead to liver failure and cancer.

Question 9

why isn’t smoking forbidden in any religions?

Answer 9

There is no specific teaching that states ‘do not smoke’ but because it can be harmful religious people recognise that. Buddhists accept it because it doesn’t alter the mind significantly. Muslims see smoking in public as antisocial and try to give up smoking during the month of Ramadam. Christians may disagree with smoking because of the teaching that ‘your body is the temple of God’ and therefore it should not be harmed. But it is up to the individual to make sense of it.

Question 10

Provide a quote that shows that muslims do not permit the use of illegal drugs.

Answer 10

‘You should not with your own hands contribute to your own destruction’ (Qur’an 2:195).

Question 11

What do most religious people think people who have abused drugs be offered?

Answer 11

HElp and compassion and would support rehabilitation.

Question 12

In Britain, what is the consequence given for possessing class A drugs such as heroin and cocaine, and the consequence for supplying?

Answer 12

possesing- 7 year sentence

supplying - life sentence

Question 13

In britain, what is the consequence given for possessing Class B drugs such as cannabis and speed, and the consequence for supplying?

Answer 13

Possessing- 5 year sentence

supplying- 14 year sentence

Question 14

In britian, what is the consequence for possessing Class C drugs such as tranquillisers and steroids, and what is the consequence for supplying?

Answer 14

possessing- 2 year sentence

supplying- up to 14 year for supplying (previously 5 years)

Question 15

reasons for taking drugs?

Answer 15

getting the 'high' 
peer pressure
escapism
boredom
personal lifestyle choice

Question 16

Treating people in rehab costs who?

Answer 16

The tax-payer. Although others would argue the revenue rasied on the duty (tax) paid on cigarettes and alcohol- around £8 billion- is far greater than the amount spent treating these problems - around £3 billion.

Question 17

why do some people think drugs are unethical?

Answer 17

Because they fund corrupt criminal activity in which people are hurt or killed.