L7: the damage we do

Question 1

Name four choices people make that make their lifestyles unhealthy

Answer 1

• poor diet
• lack of exercise
• alcohol
• taking drugs

Question 2

What is a drug

Answer 2

Any substance (legal or illegal) that changes the way the body or mind works

Question 3

Name 5 drugs

Answer 3

• Paracetamol
• alcohol
• nicotine
• cannabis
• ecstasy

Question 4

Are all drugs bad

Answer 4

No

Question 5

Can drugs bring benefits or bring harm at the same time

Answer 5

Yes, depending on dosage and usage like ketamine

Question 6

What is ketamine

Answer 6

An anaesthetic in hospitals but also a dangerous “party” drug

Question 7

Name two ways you can sort drugs

Answer 7

• terms of their use
• terms of their effects

Question 8

Name two types of drugs in terms of their use

Answer 8

Medicinal or recreational

Question 9

Name three types of drugs in terms of their effects

Answer 9

• stimulant
• depressant
• hallucinogen

Question 10

Name two stimulants

Answer 10

• caffeine
• cocaine

Question 11

Name two depressants

Answer 11

• alcohol
• heroin

Question 12

Name two hallucinogens

Answer 12

• LSD, magic mushrooms

Question 13

Is alcohol a recreational or medicinal drug

Answer 13

Recreational

Question 14

Does alcohol have short term or long term effects on the body

Answer 14

Both

Question 15

How does alcohol work

Answer 15

Slowing down the nervous system and relaxing the brain

Question 16

How quickly can alcohol reach the brain

Answer 16

In just one minute

Question 17

Name two things that too much alcohol can do

Answer 17

• damage the brain cells
• cause depression

Question 18

What does the liver do to alcohol and why

Answer 18

Breaks it down to remove this toxic drug from the body

Question 19

What can too much alcohol do to the liver

Answer 19

Can damage it leading g to cirrhosis or cancer

Question 20

What drug does all alcohol have

Answer 20

Ethanol

Question 21

Name four short term effects of alcohol

Answer 21

• slow reactions
• poor speech and balance
• vasodilation and heat loss
• dehydration

Question 22

Name four long term effects of alcohol

Answer 22

• addiction
• cirrhosis
• liver cancer
• brain damage

Question 23

If someone can’t stop drinking alcohol, what are they

Answer 23

Addicted

Question 24

What happens when you regularly drink alcohol

Answer 24

Your body adapts (gets used to) the drug.

Question 25

What is it called when your body adapts to alcohol

Answer 25

Dependency

Question 26

When you stop drinking alcohol regularly what does your body go through

Answer 26

Withdrawal