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Drugs
Homework
Learn the definitions of these words for a test tomorrow.
Genotype, phenotype, homozygous, heterzygous, gene, allele, dominant, recessive.
Reaction Time
How much should you drink?
Hallucinogen
In your groups design an experiment to test if energy drinks decrease your reaction time.
Stimulant
Depends on many factors. Different peoples bodies break down alcohol at different rates.
Cause the user to experience hallucinations and/or act differently.
Speed up nerve impulses
Increases the rate of nerve impulses.
Binge drinking
Affects the brain and nervous system.
Makes user feel more awake and quicker to react.
Types of drug.
Take notes in your books.
Painkiller
These reduce pain. How might they do this?
Alcohol
Depressant
They affect the nervous system and stop nerve impulses by blocking neurotransmitter receivers in the synapses.
Slows down the nervous system. Increases reaction time.
Drugs
What are the short term effects?
Legality
Last man standing. Naming as many drugs (illegal and legal) that we can.
Different names for drugs already mentioned will not be accepted.
Increased reaction time
Blurred Vision
Impaired movement
Lower inhibitions
Drug abuse
Sort the drugs from earlier into these 4 categories.
Work in your two groups.
Why are some drugs illegal?
What is drug abuse and what problems can it cause?
Long term effects?
Sort these drugs into three columns:
Medical, Legal, Illegal
Liver and heart disease
What is a drug? Working in two groups can you think of a definition.
Smoking
Classification
Name three diseases associated with smoking.
How do we know smoking causes cancer?
Examples: Alcohol, Valium
Eg. Morphine/heroin, paracetemol
Examples: Cannabis, LSD, Magic Mushrooms.
Examples: Speed, Cocaine, Caffeine