GCSE Biology (Module B1: Understanding Organisms) Flashcards on B1e: Drugs and you, created by Carina C on 04/04/2016.
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Created by Carina C
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What are drugs?
Why are some drugs only available by prescription?
Define 'addiction'.
Define 'withdrawal symptoms'.
Define 'tolerance'.
Define 'rehabilitation'.
State the main types of drugs and an example for each. Explain their effects on the body.
How are drugs classified?
Give 2 examples of the drugs you would find in each class.
What happens when you are caught dealing or using Class A drugs?
What happens when you are caught dealing or using Class C drugs?
What results in a greater punishment: supplying or using drugs?
How do stimulants affect the nervous system?
How do depressants affect the nervous system?
What happens when you smoke?
Explain the problems smoking can cause.
What does alcohol do to your brain?
Why are their legal limits to the level of alcohol that drivers and pilots can have in the body?
What are the short-term effects of alcohol?
What are the long-term effects of alcohol?
How does alcohol damage the liver?
