Today you will need to carry out some research into legal and illegal drugs, and their impact on health. You will work in a pair and then 5 pairs will be selected from the group to present to the class next week.
You will need to divide up the topics below, produce powerpoint slides (no more than 10) on the content and practice what you are going to say. You have today's lesson and Friday's.
Your presentation must cover:
- What is a drug? Definition and examples
- Examples of illegal and legal drugs. Give examples of both including both prescription and non-prescription drugs for the legal section.
- What is addiction?
- Problems with drug abuse and addiction - both health and social impacts
- Why people use drugs
Both legal drugs and illegal drugs can lead to addiction and abuse, so you should make sure your presentation gives a balanced view i.e. alcohol abuse is a much more serious problem than illegal drug use - 9000 people a year die of alcohol related problems and 110,000 people die from smoking whereas only 3000 die of drug related illnesses. [all numbers are approximate].
Your presentation will be judged by your peers and me.
Enjoy!
Ms Elias
