1. Benefits and Risks

2. Answers to What am I? cards A cannabis B cocaine C ecstasy D speed E alcohol F nicotine G volatile substances H caffeine I codeine on prescription (stronger than shop bought)

3. A What am I? Slows down brain and body Changes way you see and hear things Pleasant relaxed feeling Bad trip – unpleasant, paranoid or confused state Increases risk of mental health problems like schizophrenia Long term use when smoked can cause lung cancer

4. B What am I? Highly addictive both physically and emotionally Feeling lasts about 30 mins Fit people can have heart attacks Can cause panic attacks Has powerful high that can leave you feeling really down Speed up your mind and body Can feel very low for days afterwards If caught imprisoned maybe imprisoned for up to 7 years and get a criminal record You can never tell what it is mixed with

5. C What am I? Changes way you see and hear things Feeling great love for other people Makes brain and body more alert Can be energetic for hours Psychological dependence – feel need for drug Effects last 3-6 hours After feel tired and depressed Liver, kidney and heart problems You can never tell what it is mixed with You need to take more and more to feel its effect Life imprisonment if you sell it

6. D What am I? Psychological dependence – feel need for drug Makes you feel excited, confident, full of energy Can make you feel anxious, tense, and have hallucinations Long term use can lead to mental health problems Loss of appetite and weight loss Depression and tiredness for two days afterwards If caught with it 5 years in prison and prison record

7. E What am I? Exaggerates your mood – if you are feeling happy will feel happier, if sad, sadder Increases confidence Can make people aggressive and argumentative Damages heart and other organs Causes cancer e.g. breast cancer Addictive

8. F What am I? Addictive - physically and emotionally Contains arsenic, mercury and lead Effect lasts about 5-10 mins Speeds up heart rates blood pressure therefore increased chance of heart problem It feels like it relaxes you Increased concentration

9. G What am I? Effect is excitement and happiness Effects are short lived so users keep topping up Can cause instant death Long term use damages brain, liver and kidneys Can causes psychological dependence Slows down brain and body

10. H What am I? Is a stimulant and makes user fell more alert Can lead to anxiety and panic attacks Increases adrenaline which raises heart rate and blood pressure Can cause something like a panic attack - feeling very afraid, shortness of breath and sweating Mental health problems – paranoid thoughts Excessive consumption can cause death

11. I What am I? Is an analgesic/pain killer Also makes user feel calm or well Is addictive and comes from the same family of substances as morphine and heroin Usually prescribed by a doctor

12. Analgesics/painkillers Aspirin, ibuprofen and paracetamol, are not addictive. Small risk of problems with the extra-strength formulations of these medicines that contain codeine as an additional painkiller. Although dose of codeine is very low, it's a member of the opiate group of drugs Most painkiller addiction is related to prescription painkillers : e.g. higher strength codiene or morphine

13. Brain storm the risks/costs/ negative/problems to do with substance misuse and the perceived benefits for choosing to take them. RISKSBENEFITS

14. ‘One thing I found out/interesting during this lesson was ….’

15. D speedA canabbis

16. H caffeine F nicotine

17. C ecstasyB cocaine

18. G volatile substances I codeine

19. F nicotine