Health Opportunities Through Physical Education

Worksheet: Focus on Drug Classifications and Illicit Drugs

Name: ________________________________ Class: ___________________ Date: ______________

Respond as appropriate to each question or statement.

1. Provide two examples illustrating the fact that drugs have been a part of human history.

2. What U.S. law related to drug use was passed in 1906, and what did the law do?

3. What agency leads enforcement of federal drug law in the United States?

4. How many drug schedules (categories) are recognized by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration
and the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration? What are the main differences between a
schedule I drug and a schedule V drug?

5. What is an illicit drug? Provide three examples. Also explain six illegal actions involving such
drugs.

6. Explain four dangers associated with illicit drugs.

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7. How might you recognize that someone is drug dependent? Provide at least five indicators.

8. What two types of withdrawal might an addict experience upon quitting drugs? For each type,
provide two symptom examples.

9. List at least four reasons that some people try or take drugs.