Drugs education Drugs What a re the different types of drugs & their impacts?

1. Drugs education Drugs What are the different types of drugs & their impacts?

2. Learning Objective To explore the different types of drugs & the impacts they can have on the user and the wider community. PLTS Objective Team Workers To become a cooperative classroom and supportive team members.

3. Learning Outcomes To describe different types of drugs that are widely used (L4) To explain the impacts of different types of drugs on the body and on the wider community (L5/6) To evaluate the impacts a drug can have on young people (L7)

4. Bell work - My predictions Watch the film clip on the impact of drugs on one celebrity’s life. Write a prediction of the impacts of drugs on the user. L6- Try to explain the impacts of drug taking on the user & the community. Lo: To describe different types of drugs that are widely used (L4) LO- To explain the impacts of different types of drugs on the body and on the wider community (L5/6) LO- To evaluate the impacts a drug can have on students at St Peter’s Academy (L7)

5. Task 1 – Film Clip & Information Hunt Watch the following film clip & complete the section on your worksheet for Cannabis? Working in pairs you have 3 minutes to complete one section of the table: L6- Try to explain the impact of drug taking on the user& the community. Partner A’s : Cannabis Partner B’s: Legal Highs

6. Plenary– Rally Robin Partner A: Explain one type of drug and the impacts on the user Partner B: Explain the impact of the same drug on the wider community

7. Cannabis (Weed, skunk,, Puff, Pot, Marijuana, herb, hashish, hash, grass, ganja, draw, Dope & Bud) The Drug What is cannabis? It’s the most widely-used illegal drug in Britain, although the numbers of people using it are falling. •Cannabis is naturally occurring - it is made from the cannabis plant. •The main active chemical in it is tetrahydrocannabinol (or THC for short). •THC is the ingredient in cannabis that can make you feel very chilled out, happy and relaxed. •THC can also make you hallucinate, meaning that it can alter your senses, so that you might see, hear or feel things in a different way to normal.

8. The effects of Cannabis Cannabis has a number of different effects. •Taking cannabis can make people feel chilled out, relaxed and happy, and they may get the giggles or become very talkative. •It can make you more aware of your senses, and the hallucinogenic effects can even give you a feeling of time slowing down. •It can make you feel very hungry – this is sometimes called ‘getting the munchies'. •Some people have one or two drags on a joint and feel light-headed, faint and sick. This is sometimes called a ‘whitey’. •Cannabis may cause feelings of anxiety, suspicion, panic and paranoia. Cannabis effects how your brain works.

9. Legal Highs The Drug ‘Legal highs’ that are actually legal contain one or more chemical substances which produce similar effects to illegal drugs (like cocaine, cannabis and ecstasy). The main effects of almost all ‘psychoactive’ drugs, including ‘legal highs’, can be described using three main categories: •stimulants •‘downers’ or sedatives •psychedelics or hallucinogens More ‘legal highs’ are being researched to see what their dangers are and to see whether they should be made illegal. In fact, many substances that have been found in substances sold as ‘legal highs’ have already been made illegal.

10. The effects of Legal Highs The main effects of almost all ‘psychoactive’ drugs, including ‘legal highs’, can be described using three main categories: •Stimulants •‘Downers’ or sedatives •Psychedelics or hallucinogens Stimulant ‘legal highs’ act like amphetamines (‘speed’), cocaine, or ecstasy, in that they can make you feel energised, physically active, fast-thinking, very chatty and euphoric. • ‘Downer’ or sedative ‘legal highs’ act similarly to cannabis, benzodiazepines or GHB/GBL, in that they can make you feel euphoric, relaxed or sleepy

11. Ecstasy (XTC, SUPERMAN, ROLEXS, PINK SUPERMAN, PILLS, MITSUBISHI'S, MDMA, MANDY, E, DOLPHINS, CRYSTAL, COWIES, BROWNIES, Superman’s) • The Drug • What is Ecstasy? • It’s s often seen as the original designer drug because of its high profile links to dance music culture in the late 80s and early 90s.  • Ecstasy pills come in all sorts of colours and some of them have designs stamped into them. They can get ‘nicknames’ based on these stamps for example ‘Superman's’. • Ecstasy pills are rarely pure. They can be cut with amphetamines (like speed), caffeine and other substances with some similar effects – because it’s cheaper and can increase the dealer’s profits. • It's possible to build up tolerance to ecstasy, which means people need to take more of the drug to get the same buzz.  • You may also develop a psychological dependence (a strong desire to keep on using despite the long-term risks, such as damaging relationships or losing your job).

12. The effects of Ecstasy • Ecstasy makes you feel energised, happy, to stay awake and to dance for hours. The effects take about half an hour to kick in and tend to last between 3 to 6 hours, followed by a gradual comedown. • The main effects of ecstasy include: • An energy buzz that makes people feel alertand very aware of their surroundings with sounds and colours becoming more intense. • People can have temporary feelings of love for the people they're with and for the strangers around them. • The main risks of ecstasy include: • Short-term risks of ecstasy can include feeling anxious or panic attacks. People can become confusedand paranoid. • Some people have been known to take another ‘E’ when they haven't yet felt the expected ‘high’ of their first ‘E’. The danger then is that both Es kick in at once and you’ve got a double dose of effects to deal with.

13. MEPHEDRONE (WHITE MAGIC, MIAOW, MEPH, MEOW MEOW, MC, M-SMACK, M-CAT, DRONE, CHARGE, BUBBLE, BOUNCE, 4-MMC.) • The Drug • What is Mephedrone? • Mephedrone (sometimes called ‘meow meow’) is a powerful stimulant. • It is part of a group of drugs that are closely related to amphetamines, like speed and ecstasy. • Mephedronecan be found as a fine white, off-white or a yellowish powder. • It was originally sold over the internet as a ‘legal’ alternative to drugs like speed, ecstasy and cocaine.  • Mephedrone is usually snorted and swallowed wrapped in paper, but can also be taken as pills or smoked. • Mephedrone is a new drug and you can’t be sure that what you’re buying is actually mephedrone and not something else.

14. The effects of mephedrone • Mephedroneis often described as a mix between amphetamines, ecstasy and cocaine. The effects last for about an hour, but this can vary. • It can make you feel alert, confident, talkative and happy. • The risks of mephedrone • Mephedronecan make users feel sick, paranoid and nervous • Mephedronecan cause vomiting and headaches. • It risks over stimulating and damaging your heart and circulation, causing blue or cold fingers and heart attacks. • It risks over stimulating your nervous system, • causing hallucinations, nervousness & fits. • Some users have died from taking mephedrone • Mephedroneuse can lead to a strong dependence • on the drug, users need to take more and many • can’t stop until they have used all their supply.