Categorising Chemicals
Drug Triangle and Safety
Up in Smoke and Vaping
Policy and Approaches
The Odds are Off
100

This term describes drugs that are legal to use, such as caffeine or prescription meds (when used correctly)

What is Licit

100

These are the three points of the Drug Use Triangle.

What are the Individual, the Environment, and the Drug?

100

This is the highly addictive chemical found in both traditional cigarettes and e-cigarettes.

What is Nicotine?

100

This approach to drug education focuses on reducing the negative consequences of drug use rather than just stopping the use itself.

What is Harm Minimisation?

100

This is defined as playing a game of chance for money or a "stake."

What is Gambling?

200

This category of drugs slows down the central nervous system; examples include alcohol and sedatives

What are Depressants?

200

"Time of day" or "being at a music festival" are examples of this specific point on the triangle.

What is the Environment?

200

This is the potent, illicit version of methamphetamine that has been described as an "epidemic" in some Australian towns.

What is ICE?

200

This strict approach involves "zero" allowance for drug use and often focuses on legal consequences and abstinence.

What is Zero Tolerance?

200

This specific type of gambling is heavily marketed to young Australian men during AFL or NRL broadcasts.

What is Online Sports Betting?

300

Cocaine and Amphetamines fall into this category because they speed up the messages between the brain and body

What are Stimulants?

300

This safety strategy involves keeping a guest list and having adult supervision to keep things under control.

What is Safe Partying?

300

These are the two slang terms used in your unit for using electronic cigarettes or nicotine delivery devices.

What are Vaping and Juuling?

300

Australia implemented this policy for tobacco packaging to make smoking look less "cool" and marketing less effective.

What is Plain Packaging?

300

He is the former NRL player whose story you reviewed regarding the tragic consequences of gambling addiction.

Who is Ryan Tandy?

400

According to your Australian Drug Foundation research, this drug can act as both a stimulant and a hallucinogen.

What is MDMA (Ecstasy)?

400

This point of the triangle looks at a person’s age, experience, and current mood

What is the Individual?

400

This is what "BAC" stands for, and it must be 0.00 for Learner and P-Plate drivers.

What is Blood Alcohol Concentration?

400

This police strategy is used on the roads to deter people from driving after drinking alcohol.

What is RBT (Random Breath Testing)?

400

This term describes a person's inability to stop gambling despite it causing harm to their finances and relationships.

What is Addiction (or Problem Gambling)?

500

This term describes the act of using more than one drug at the same time, significantly increasing the risk of overdose

What is Polydrug use?

500

He is the subject of the safe partying documentary you watched, which highlighted the consequences of a "one-punch" incident at a party.

Who is Liam Knight?

500

List two physical effects of "ICE" mentioned in your program.

What are increased heart rate, tooth decay ("meth mouth"), or extreme weight loss?


500

Give an example of a "protective strategy" for a person who is being pressured to use drugs at a party.

What is using an excuse, suggesting an alternative, or having a "code word" with parents?

500

Name one ethical implication or community impact of problem gambling mentioned in your lesson.

What is domestic violence, financial ruin, or mental health issues?