Drug Use and Abuse

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YOU NEED TO KNOW HOW TO:

1. Define what a drug is and understand its effect on the body's metabolism.
2. Relate the use of medicinal drugs such as antibiotics to the treatment of bacterial infection.
3. Outline the effects of heroin abuse and its associated social problems.
4. Describe the effects of excessive alcohol consumption and understand its social implications.
5. Explain how smoking cigarettes can cause disease and affect unborn babies.
   

VIDEOS:

1. VIDEO ON HOW DRUGS AFFECT THE BRAIN (simple and informative!)


2. HEROIN ADDICTS



3. SMOKING ADDICTION



4. EFFECTS OF ALCOHOL



5. SMOKING AND PREGNANCY





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