Drugs

Question 1

What can the possession of drugs lead to ?

Answer 1

Drug use can have an effect on health and well being both positively and negatively . This can include legal substances such as nicotine and alcohol as well as illegal substances such as cannabis or cocaine effecting health and wellbeing .

Question 2

What is meant by prescription of drugs ?

Answer 2

Are drugs or substances that can be prescribed by a doctor , when take correctly the medication should reduce pain and have benefits , the misuse could have negative effects .

Question 3

When can drugs be misused ?

Answer 3

When people take them for non-medical reasons , become addicitded to them , take more or less then the prescribed dose , take drugs that belong to another person .

Question 4

What are the 3 main recreational drugs ?

Answer 4

Stimulants , Depressants , Hallucinogens

Question 5

What are some of the other physical effects of drug misuse ?

Answer 5

Risk of HIV or hepatitis from shared needles , breathing probelms , liver damage , kidney disease and failure , increased risk of accident and unsafe sex .

Question 6

What are some of the other social and emotional effects of drug misuse ?

Answer 6

Unusual emotional states , poor self concept , breakdown of relationships , money problems / loss of job , impaired judgement , risk of criminal record .