Which two groups of drugs does cannabis belong to? Choose one answer.

a) stimulant and hallucinogen

b) depressant and hallucinogen
c) depressant and stimulant
d) painkiller and stimulant

2 Which of these explanations of why smokers are at increased risk of getting lung
infections is false?
a) Smoking reduces the body’s ability to remove mucus which can trap bacteria.
b) The movement of cilia in the windpipe may be affected by smoking, reducing the
removal of bacteria.
c) Tar from the cigarette traps bacteria in the alveoli of the lungs.
d) Nicotine damages the immune system.

What is ‘passive smoking’? What are the health risks linked to passive smoking?

Some people drink heavily, smoke cigarettes and take drugs. Why do some of
them become addicted while others do not?

Why is cannabis less addictive than tobacco?

a) People only do it occasionally.
b) It doesn’t taste very nice when people smoke or eat it.
c) It has no addictive substance in it.
d) It doesn’t contain nicotine.
Which of the following statements about nicotine (smoking) and heroin addiction
is false?
a) Nicotine has been shown to be more addictive than heroin.
b) It is more socially acceptable to be addicted to nicotine than heroin.
c) Sufferers will experience both a physical and emotional withdrawal
when they don’t have the drug.
d) Nicotine and heroin are both classified as stimulants.

After a small amount of alcohol, a person’s reactions start to slow down.

After more, a person might start staggering around. People who have
consumed alcohol often fall asleep easily. Suggest why alcohol has these
effects on people.

Cannabis is illegal in the UK but some people believe it should be legalised.

Give two arguments for and two arguments against the legalisation of cannabis.
Match the sentences about lung cancer and smoking to the correct endings.
Most lung cancer is thought to the nicotine in cigarettes.
be caused by

Some smokers don’t get genetics.

cancer because of their

Smokers often continue to smoking regularly for a

smoke despite the risks as long period of time.
they are addicted to
You may get lung cancer from passive smoking.

What kind of changes can occur in the bodies of drug addicts? Give two
examples.

Match the drinks to the units of alcohol they contain.

50 ml of vodka (40% ABV) 1.3 units

75 ml of coffee liquor (17% ABV) 2.0 units

Pint of real ale (4% ABV) 3.1 units

Pint of lager (5.5% ABV) 2.3 units

Alcohol can make people feel more confident. Why is this?

In some states in America, cannabis can be legally used as a medicine for

conditions such as multiple sclerosis. Suggest why the UK might not legalise
cannabis for these purposes.
Why do alcoholics sometimes develop a yellow colour in their skin?
a) Alcohol has a pigment in it that turns skin yellow.
b) Alcohol can damage the liver, which can lead to a person becoming
jaundiced.
c) Damage to the stomach lining from alcohol leads to yellow skin.
d) The increased heart rate caused by alcohol releases chemicals
into the blood which cause your skin to go yellow.

Suggest two reasons why it is not advisable for an alcoholic to go ‘cold turkey’.

In many European countries smoking in public spaces is now either banned

or restricted. Suggest why this is the case. Suggest ways in which a
non-smoker’s health may have been affected had such restrictions not been
introduced.

Alcohol abuse is said to cost society enormous amounts of money. Explain why
this might be the case.