1. WHICH DRUG? WHAT IS THE LEGAL STATUS?

2. MEPHEDRON E Meow MMCAT 2010 status changed to CLASS B

3. LEARNING OUTCOMES Discuss and identify the implications of legal highs Consider the impact that Meow Meow had before being made illegal

4. TASK In pairs create a definition of a legal high and brainstorm the risks associated with taking them. Share findings in a whole class discussion

5. HTTP://WWW.WHYNOTFINDOUT.ORG/

6. GROUP WORK IN GROUPS OF 4 OR 5: take on one of the following roles The chemist The young person taking the legal high The parent of the young person The police officer The dealer USING THE FOLLOWING SLIDE – CREATE THE ARGUMENT FROM YOUR PERSPECTIVE

7. THE CRAZY CHEMIST covers his back

8. FACTS Tend to be used, not stored Septum can be gone with in 3 months If not a very fine powder, then crystals remain in the nose / lungs and continue to erode Can cause a complete personality change Make lips tingle / turn blue / so you tend to lick them

9. The main effects and risks of mephedrone include: Euphoria, alertness and feelings of affection towards the people around you. Feelings of anxiety and paranoia. Mephedrone, or meow meow, can also overstimulate your heart and circulation; and can overstimulate your nervous system, with risk of fits.

10. CONSEQUENCES http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england- merseyside-20211498 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england- merseyside-20211498 Look at the article consider and discuss: Was the guard really to blame for her death?

11. WHICH OF THESE ARE SAFE TO CONSUME? HOW DO YOU KNOW?

12. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kz UlrwIXxRs http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health- 17315657

13. TASK Create either a poster / role play / poem / story board that shows young people how ridiculous it is to snort / swallow something when you have no idea what it is made of

14. PLENARY LEGAL HIGHS ARE LAWFULLY CREATED AND SOLD SO THEY MUST BE SAFE! What is your opinion of this statement