Year 9 Alcohol and drug content (week 2)

1. ALCOHOL &
OTHER DRUGS
Y E A R 9 H P E
WEEK 2 – EFFECTS OF DRUGS

2. LEARNING GOALS
• Identify and list the different effects of alcohol and other
drugs.
• Comparing the effects of various drugs.
SUCCESS CRITERIA
• I can identify and list effects of alcohol and other drugs
• I can compare the effects of various drugs
• I can identify and label the physical effects of alcohol and
other drugs

3. COLLINS TYPE 1
In 90 seconds, list 8 different effects of alcohol or other
drugs.
https://www.drugfreeworld.org/drugfacts/alcohol/short
-term-long-term-effects.html

4. WORKSHEET TO COMPLETE

5. ALCOHOL & OTHER DRUGS CAN
EFFECT PEOPLE IN MANY WAYS:
Social effects
Emotional effects
Mental effects
Physical effects
Financial effects
Friends, work, home, school.
Effects on our emotions & mood
Changes in the brain
Money problems
Effects on the body

6. EFFECTS OF DRUGS
Different drugs can
affect different people in
different ways. The exact
effects of drugs depend
on a number of things,
including:

7. THE WAY A DRUG EFFECTS YOU
DEPENDS ON:
The drug itself
• what type of drug it is
• how you took it
• how much you took
• how strong or pure it is
• how often you take it
Your own body
• your gender
• physical size
• mood
• personality
• expectations
• how recently you ate
• your general health
• have you become tolerant?
• what other drugs you took with it — for
example, alcohol

8. DRUG DEPENDENCE
Physical dependence - used to having the drug in their system that they
need the drug to feel ‘normal’. If they don’t get the drug they feel very
sick.
Psychological dependence - feel they need to use drugs to enjoy or get
through events like parties and other social occasions.
DRUG TOLERANCE
A drug is taken regularly over a period of time. Their body becomes used
to the drug and need to take more to feel the same or similar effects.
WITHDRAWAL
When a person is dependent on a drug and they stop taking it or reduce
the amount they use, they may experience pain, illness, anxiety and
cravings.

9. EFFECTS OF ALCOHOL
• Coordination,
• Slurred speech
• Rational choices
• Emotional control
• Behaviour changes
• Shrinking
• Dehydration
• Red
• Bloated
• Puffy
• Wrinkely
• Stroke
• Difficulty pumping
blood through the
body
• High blood pressure
• Irregular rhythm
• Reduced response to
infection
• Coughs
• Colds
• Pneumonia
• Regulate fluid
and electrolytes
• Dehydration
• Unable to filter
blood

10. For more information on the different
types of drugs, you can visit the
following website:
https://adf.org.au/drug-facts/#wheel
Click on the names of the different drugs
on the outside of the drug wheel to view
more information.
Other websites for reliable resources:
https://campaigns.health.gov.au/drughel
p/drug-information
https://www.health.gov.au/health-
topics/drugs
YOUR OWN RESEARCH