Drug Name Game

Using the list of drugs below, a number of questions will be asked and you will need to answer them on the attached assignment

- Ecstasy
- Steroids
- Painkillers
- Heroin
- Caffeine
- Tobacco
- Cannabis
- Asthma Medication
- Antibiotics
- Sedatives (sleeping pills)
- Amphetamines
- Alcohol

Using these drug names answer the following questions. There may be more than one name for each question and you can use the name of the drug for multiple questions

What drug is illegal for adults to use this drug in Australia?
What drug is legal, but restricted so as people under 18 cannot buy it?
What drug is sometimes used for pleasure, escape or recreation?
What drug is a medicine?
What drug do people use to build their fitness for sporting purposes?
What drug causes a high rate of death due to cancer?
What drug causes harm if it is not used properly?
Which drugs are stimulants – that is, does it speed up reactions or messages to and from the brain?
Which drugs are depressants – that is, does it slow down reactions or messages to and from the brain?
Which drugs are hallucinogenics – that is, can it cause you to see or hear things that are not real?
Which drugs can people become dependent on and find it hard to stop?
Which drug can cause damage to the unborn child?
Which drug is advertised on TV?
Which drugs do you need a prescription to buy this drug?
Which drug is sold with information about its strength and contents on its packaging? (Note – this is not true for the illegal drugs and this is one
reason why they are dangerous as the buyer does not know the strength or purity)
Which drug causes the most deaths to young people under the age of 25?
Which drug causes the most deaths to older people?