Depressants
At what age is it legal for people to purchase and consume alcohol?
18 and over.
At what age is it legal for people to purchase and consume cigarettes?
18 and over.
Name an example of a hallucinogenic drug that hasn't already been mentioned.
Magic Mushrooms, LSD / Acid, Ketamine, Ecstasy
What is harm minimisation?
Harm minimisation recognises that people may be exposed to risk taking situations. Harm minimisation allows people to make informed decisions within these situations to decrease the level of destructive risk involved.
Name two examples of depressant drugs other than alcohol.
Heroin, Pain Killers, Cannabis, Benzodiazepines (relaxants)
Name two examples of stimulant drugs other than tobacco.
Caffeine, Cocaine, Ice or Crustal Meth, Ecstasy, Betal nut, Khat, Mephedrone, Synthetic cathinones, Amphetamines
Name an example of a hallucinogenic drug that hasn't already been mentioned and provide its street name.
Magic Mushrooms - Shrooms, Amani, Liberty cap, Mushies, Liberties, Happies, Magics.
LSD / Acid - Battery acid, Blotter, Boomers, California sunshine, Cid, Doses, Dots, Golden dragon, Heavenly blue, Hippie, Loony toons, Lucy in the sky with diamonds, Microdot, Pane, Purple Heart, Superman, Tab, Window pane, Yellow sunshine, Zen
Ketamine - Special K, K, Super C, Cat, Valium, Jet, Super acid, Green
Ecstasy - Adam, Cadillac, Beans, California, Sunrise, Clarity, E, Essence, Elephants, Eve, Hug, Hug Drug, Love Drug, Love pill, Lover’s speed, Roll, Scooby snacks, Snowball, X, XE, XTC
How can you positively influence your peers to reduce the level of harm for others?
teacher judgement
Define BAC.
Blood alcohol concentration. Percentage of alcohol in the bloodstream. Legal driving limit in Australia is 0.05%. Intoxicated (drunk is 0.10%
Define the term 'stimulant drug'
A stimulant drug speeds up the messages travelling between the brain and the body. They can make a person feel more awake, alert, confident or energetic.
Define the term 'hallucinogen'.
Hallucinogens distort the perception of reality, in particular, changes in perception of sight, sound, touch, smell, taste, space and time. The effect often depends on the mood of the user and the context of use.
Your friend was really drunk and vomited at the last party. Your mum is giving him a lift home tonight and you don’t want this to happen again. Describe a harm minimisation strategy that you could put in place to prevent this from happening again.
teacher discretion
Three small use and three large use effects.
Small use effects:
Large use effects:
Name the addictive chemical in cigarettes and three other chemicals found in cigarettes.
Addictive chemical: nicotine
Other chemicals: tar, carbon monoxide, lead, hydrogen cyanide, ammonia.
Identify two Small use and two large use effects of hallucinogenic drugs.
Small use effects:
Large use effects:
Following the events of the party a Year 8 girl is so embarrassed that she does not want to go to school on Monday. What is she embarrassed about and how could that situation be prevented?
Teacher discretion
Explain 5 reasons why young people drink alcohol.
Teacher discretion on the answer.
Three small use and two large use effects
Small use effects:
Large use effects:
Describe the risk of combining a hallucinogenic drug and a stimulant drug.
Combining hallucinogenic and stimulant drugs carry the following risks:
A Year 8 student gets into a fight at school over a photo that is being sent around people's phones after the party last week. What actions or behaviours could have led to this situation occuring and how could you positively influence these behaviours and actions?
Teacher discretion.