1. Drugs and Alcohol
Learning Objective: To explore types of drugs and the law.
I can draw my current understanding of drugs.
I can explain different types of drugs and give examples.
I can explain the law surrounding drugs, including classification.

2. Drugs – What do you know?
Take a blank page in your book and draw the following:
Someone who uses drugs
The drugs they use
Why they took/take drugs
The effects of taking drugs
Where they get the drugs from
When you drew the effects of drugs did you focus on the individual taking drugs or include the effects on others?
To introduce the unit get students to complete a baseline assessment. They need to take a blank page in their book and draw their understanding of drugs so far. They need to draw someone who takes drugs, the drugs they use, why they take/took drugs, the effects of taking them and where they get their drugs from.
Use this activity to stimulate some group discussion and introduce the their unit on drugs. Use the questions on the PPT: what did the person who takes drugs tend to look like? Draw out from students they may have stereotypical images but actually drugs users can include all kinds of kinds of people. What types of drugs did people draw – use this to gather whether students focused on illegal drugs only or included legal and socially accepted drugs as well. Finish by asking what has influenced their views on drugs, e.g. media, own experiences etc.
What has influenced your drawings, e.g. media?
What did the person who takes drugs tend to look like in your drawing?
What types of drugs did people draw – did anyone include legal drugs?

3. Drugs and Alcohol
Learning Objective: To explore types of drugs and the law.
I can draw my current understanding of drugs.
I can explain different types of drugs and give examples.
I can explain the law surrounding drugs, including classification.

4. What is a drug?
On your post it note come up with your own definition for the word ‘drug’. The pair who produce the closest definition to the entry found in the Oxford dictionary will win a green e-ref.
Drug Definition:
Drugs are chemicals that can alter the way the body works. Some are beneficial, while some are harmful.
Before going any further, make sure students are clear on what we mean by the term ‘drug’. Give each pair a post it note and on this they need to come up with their down definition of the word drug. They need to stick it on the board with their names on. Take a look at some of the definitions then reveal the Oxford Dictionary definition entry. Award the pair with the closest definition green e-refs.
Dictionary Corner

5. Types of Drugs What type of drug do you think the following are…
Depressant
Slows down brain activity
Hallucinogen
Alters what we see and hear
Pain Killer
Blocks nerve impulses
Performance Enhancer
Improves muscle development
Stimulant
Increases brain activity
What type of drug do you think the following are…
Nicotine
Caffeine
LSD
Solvents
Now explain to students that there are different types of drugs, different drugs have different effects on our brains/bodies. Explain the five different types on the PPT – depressant, hallucinogen, pain killer, performance enhancer, stimulant. Then arrange students into small groups and give them a piece of sugar paper. On the PPT are a number of different drugs. Students need to categorise the drugs into one of the five options.
Take feedback and reveal the answers on the next slide.
Alcohol
Anabolic Steroids
Heroin
Temazepam
Cannabis
Paracetamol
Ecstasy

6. Types of Drugs Temazepam LSD Heroin Anabolic Steroids Caffeine Alcohol
Depressant
Slows down brain activity
Hallucinogen
Alters what we see and hear
Pain Killer
Blocks nerve impulses
Performance Enhancer
Improves muscle development
Stimulant
Increases brain activity
Temazepam
LSD
Heroin
Anabolic Steroids
Caffeine
Alcohol
Are students surprised any of the answers? E.g. some students often see alcohol as a stimulant. Go through any drugs in more detail if required, although we will be looking in detail at smoking, alcohol, cannabis during the unit. Use the Talk To Frank website if you need to clarify anything.
Cannabis
Paracetamol
Nicotine
Solvents
Ecstasy

7. Drugs and Alcohol
Learning Objective: To explore types of drugs and the law.
I can draw my current understanding of drugs.
I can explain different types of drugs and give examples.
I can explain the law surrounding drugs, including classification.

8. Why do you think there are laws surrounding drugs?
Drugs and the Law
Why do you think there are laws surrounding drugs?
UK Drug Law - Classification of drugs
In the UK, some drugs are legal, such as tobacco and alcohol. Others are illegal, or must only be prescribed by a doctor. Some prescription drugs are mistreated and taken for recreational use, rather than for medical reasons. They become illegal under these circumstances.
Illegal drugs are classified from Class A to Class C. Class A drugs are the most dangerous, with the most serious penalties for possession or dealing. Class C are the least dangerous, with the lightest penalties, but this does not mean they are safe to use.
Now focus the law and drugs. Pose the question, why do you think there are laws surrounding drugs? Draw out from students that the law is there to protect people so tries to prevent people using dangerous substances which can affect their heath. It is also there to protect society from individuals behaving under the influence of drugs who may commit crimes such as acts of violence.
Then using the information on the PPT explain the law on drugs in the UK – i.e. the classification system.

9. Penalty for Possession
Drug Classification
Class of Drug
Penalty for Possession
Penalty for Dealing
Class A
Up to seven years in prison or an unlimited fine, or both
Up to life in prison or an unlimited fine, or both
Class B
Up to five years in prison or an unlimited fine, or both
Up to 14 years in prison or an unlimited fine or both
Class C
Up to two years in prison or an unlimited fine or both
Up to 14 years in prison or an unlimited fine, or both
Show students the table showing the penalty for possessing and dealing the different classes of drugs. Then get students to look back at their sugar paper they used to sort the drugs into types. Next to each drug they now need to write next to it, the category they think it belongs to. Please not that not all of the drugs will have a class- students can write ‘No class’ next to these drugs.
Look back to the drugs you sorted earlier into the different types of drug.
Now write next to each drug the category you think it belongs to. Remember not every drug on this list will belong to a class.
Class of drug
Examples
Penalty for possession
penalty for dealing
Class A
ecstasy, LSD, heroin, cocaine, crack, magic mushrooms, injected amphetamines
Up to seven years in prison or an unlimited fine, or both
Up to life in prison or an unlimited fine, or both
Class B
amphetamines, cannabis
Up to five years in prison or an unlimited fine, or both
Up to 14 years in prison or an unlimited fine or both
Class C
tranquilisers, painkillers
Up to two years in prison or an unlimited fine or both
Up to 14 years in prison or an unlimited fine, or both

10. Penalty for Possession
Drug Classification
Do you think this is an effective legal system?
Class of Drug
Penalty for Possession
Penalty for Dealing
Examples
Class A
Up to seven years in prison or an unlimited fine, or both
Up to life in prison or an unlimited fine, or both
Ecstasy, LSD, heroin
Other examples: cocaine, crack, magic mushrooms, injected amphetamines
Class B
Up to five years in prison or an unlimited fine, or both
Up to 14 years in prison or an unlimited fine or both
Cannabis
Class C
Up to two years in prison or an unlimited fine or both
Up to 14 years in prison or an unlimited fine, or both
Anabolic Steroids
Other examples: Painkillers, Tranquilisers e.g. ketamine
Reveal the answers on the PPT. Explain that not every example is on the table as not all of the drugs they looked at were illegal. Then pose the question – do you think this is an effective legal system? Why/why not? Do this as a think, pair, share.
Class of drug
Examples
Penalty for possession
penalty for dealing
Class A
ecstasy, LSD, heroin, cocaine, crack, magic mushrooms, injected amphetamines
Up to seven years in prison or an unlimited fine, or both
Up to life in prison or an unlimited fine, or both
Class B
amphetamines, cannabis
Up to five years in prison or an unlimited fine, or both
Up to 14 years in prison or an unlimited fine or both
Class C
tranquilisers, painkillers
Up to two years in prison or an unlimited fine or both
Up to 14 years in prison or an unlimited fine, or both

11. You Be The Judge
You are going to imagine you are a judge on a case involving the supply of ecstasy tablets. Listen to the facts of the case carefully and make a decision!
To consolidate their understanding of the law surrounding drugs use the interactive ‘You Be The Judge’ website. You will be able to select the drug dealing case. Go through the case as a class and take a vote as to how students think the lady in the case study should be sentenced.

12. PCSO
Imagine you are a local PCSO delivering a 5 minute assembly to Year 9 students on ‘Drugs and the ‘Law’. Write down a brief speech of what you would say using your learning from this lesson.
You must include:
What is drug
Types of drugs
Classification of drugs
Penalties for possession/supply of drugs

13. Drugs and Alcohol
Learning Objective: To explore types of drugs and the law.
I can draw my current understanding of drugs.
I can explain different types of drugs and give examples.
I can explain the law surrounding drugs, including classification.