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  1. What is a drug?

    • A substance that always harms the body
    • Something that only a doctor can give you
    • Any substance that is against the law
    • A substance that changes the way the body or mind works

  2. Which of these is a medicine?

    • The caffeine in cola
    • The alcohol in beer
    • An antibiotic
    • The nicotine in a cigarette

  3. Which recreational drug is in coffee, tea and cola?

    • Alcohol
    • Caffeine
    • Paracetamol
    • Nicotine

  4. What does a depressant do?

    • Speeds up the nervous system
    • Always makes a person feel sad
    • Slows down the nervous system
    • Kills bacteria

  5. A driver has been drinking alcohol. What happens to the driver’s reaction time?

    • It falls to zero
    • It gets longer
    • It gets shorter
    • It stays the same

  6. Cirrhosis is a long-term harm of heavy drinking. Which organ does it damage?

    • The skin
    • The liver
    • The lungs
    • The kidneys

  7. Which substance in tobacco smoke is addictive?

    • Carbon monoxide
    • Carbon dioxide
    • Tar
    • Nicotine

  8. A person stops smoking. For a few weeks they feel a strong craving and get irritable. What are these effects called?

    • Reaction times
    • Stimulants
    • Infections
    • Withdrawal symptoms

  9. Smoking harms more than the lungs. Which of these is another harm of smoking?

    • Short sight
    • Heart disease
    • Food poisoning
    • Hay fever

  10. After a cup of coffee, a person catches a dropped ruler sooner, so it falls a shorter distance. What does this show?

    • Caffeine is a depressant
    • Their reaction time is longer
    • Their reaction time is shorter
    • The ruler has got lighter
Answers
  1. A substance that changes the way the body or mind works. Medicines, caffeine, alcohol and nicotine are all drugs.
  2. An antibiotic. An antibiotic treats an infection caused by bacteria. The other three are recreational drugs.
  3. Caffeine. Caffeine is a stimulant. It is legal, but it is still a drug.
  4. Slows down the nervous system. A depressant makes the brain and nerves less active. The name does not mean that it makes you sad.
  5. It gets longer. Alcohol makes the brain less active, so the driver is slower to react. The car travels further before the driver brakes.
  6. The liver. The liver breaks alcohol down. Years of heavy drinking can leave it scarred.
  7. Nicotine. Nicotine is the drug that makes a smoker want another cigarette.
  8. Withdrawal symptoms. The body has come to depend on nicotine. Withdrawal symptoms usually ease over a few weeks.
  9. Heart disease. Nicotine raises blood pressure, and smoke damages the blood vessels. Heart attacks and strokes become more likely.
  10. Their reaction time is shorter. The ruler had less time to fall. Caffeine is a stimulant, so it speeds up the nervous system.