AQA RELIGIOUS STUDIES UNIT 3: DRUGS
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- Drugs
- Drugs are chemicals that alter the body or mind or have reactions when taken.
- Four types of drugs
- Social Drugs
- Legal drugs that are addictive e.g alcohol and caffeine
- Illegal drugs
- Drugs that are illegal to sell/use/ and are grouped according to classification
- Class A: heroine, cocaine
- 7 years for possession and life for supplying
- Class B: cannabis, amphetamine
- 5 years for possession, 14 years for supplying
- Class C: steroids, tranquilizers
- 2 years for possession and 14 years for supplying
- Class A: heroine, cocaine
- Drugs that are illegal to sell/use/ and are grouped according to classification
- Solvents
- Glues, aerosols etc, can be addictive and can cause death (solvent abuse) and hallucinations
- Prescriptions
- Drugs legally obtained with a Doctors consent
- Social Drugs
- Pros of drugs
- Drugs can control/cure illnesses
- Legal drugs provide huge profit for the government through taxation
- Cons of drugs
- Accidental and deliberate overdoses
- Children may think they're sweets
- Health effects if taken without Doctor's advice
- can be addictive
- Classifying Cannabis
- Class B since 1971
- Arguments that social drugs have worse effects
- Decreased to class C in 2004 then back to class B in 2009
- because people started using skunk and it increased chances of long term effects and increased chances of becoming addicted
- Nearly 1,000 a year have long-term psychotic illness because of cannabis
- It's a gateway drug
- Rastafarians believe God said the herb was good
- It is a plant: arguments for
- People argue the government could put tax on it if they legalised
- Social Drugs
- Alcohol
- Why do people drink alcohol?
- Enjoy the taste
- Pubs are good social venues
- Peer pressure
- Addicted
- Enjoy the feeling
- Join in with their friends
- Massive amount of money from alcohol is tax which goes to the government
- Alcohol is a depressant
- 30,000 deaths a year
- Why do people drink alcohol?
- Tobacco
- Smoking kills 300 people a day in the UK
- Your body is a holy temple
- Why do people smoke?
- Addictive
- Need to relax
- Peer pressure
- Enjoy the taste
- Grown up in a smoking home
- Became illegal to smoke in public in 2007
- Alcohol
- Rehabilitation: a programme where patients stay in a rehabilitation centre and receive counselling and help to stray them from their addiction
- These are very expensive however
- Drugs and the Law
- Social drugs are legal but have age restrictions on (18+)
- Drugs
- Drugs are chemicals that alter the body or mind or have reactions when taken.
- Four types of drugs
- Social Drugs
- Legal drugs that are addictive e.g alcohol and caffeine
- Illegal drugs
- Drugs that are illegal to sell/use/ and are grouped according to classification
- Class A: heroine, cocaine
- 7 years for possession and life for supplying
- Class B: cannabis, amphetamine
- 5 years for possession, 14 years for supplying
- Class C: steroids, tranquilizers
- 2 years for possession and 14 years for supplying
- Class A: heroine, cocaine
- Drugs that are illegal to sell/use/ and are grouped according to classification
- Solvents
- Glues, aerosols etc, can be addictive and can cause death (solvent abuse) and hallucinations
- Prescriptions
- Drugs legally obtained with a Doctors consent
- Social Drugs
- Pros of drugs
- Drugs can control/cure illnesses
- Legal drugs provide huge profit for the government through taxation
- Cons of drugs
- Accidental and deliberate overdoses
- Children may think they're sweets
- Health effects if taken without Doctor's advice
- can be addictive
- Classifying Cannabis
- Class B since 1971
- Arguments that social drugs have worse effects
- Decreased to class C in 2004 then back to class B in 2009
- because people started using skunk and it increased chances of long term effects and increased chances of becoming addicted
- Nearly 1,000 a year have long-term psychotic illness because of cannabis
- It's a gateway drug
- Rastafarians believe God said the herb was good
- It is a plant: arguments for
- People argue the government could put tax on it if they legalised
- Social Drugs
- Alcohol
- Why do people drink alcohol?
- Enjoy the taste
- Pubs are good social venues
- Peer pressure
- Addicted
- Enjoy the feeling
- Join in with their friends
- Massive amount of money from alcohol is tax which goes to the government
- Alcohol is a depressant
- 30,000 deaths a year
- Why do people drink alcohol?
- Tobacco
- Smoking kills 300 people a day in the UK
- Your body is a holy temple
- Why do people smoke?
- Addictive
- Need to relax
- Peer pressure
- Enjoy the taste
- Grown up in a smoking home
- Became illegal to smoke in public in 2007
- Alcohol
- Rehabilitation: a programme where patients stay in a rehabilitation centre and receive counselling and help to stray them from their addiction
- These are very expensive however
- Over the counter drugs are legal although the quantity of painkillers bought is sometimes limited
- Solvents are legal although some have age restrictions (18+)
- Prescribed drugs are legal only for the person to whom they are prescribed
- Why do people take illegal drugs?
- Addicted
- Help them enjoy a night out
- Progressed from legal drugs
- Tricked into taking them
- Dealing with issues
- Peer pressure
- Social Consequenceof illegal drugs
- Stealing to maintain expensive habit
- Drug suppliers conduct organised crime
- Hurt/upset families
- Addicts often end up alone / homeless
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