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6. What best describes cannabis?

  • available on prescription
  • illegal
  • class A
  • not addictive

7. Which type of drug blocks the transmission of nerve impulses?

  • class
  • stimulants
  • deppressants
  • placeboes

8. What sort of drug is caffeine?

  • A stimulant
  • A painkiller
  • A depressant

9. Which class of drugs is the most dangerous?

  • X
  • B
  • A
  • C

10. Thalidomide was used to treat morning sickness in pregnancy, why was it later banned?

  • It was not effective
  • Babies were born with severe limb deformities
  • The mothers fell gravely ill and there was a 75% increase in the chance of a premature birth