Impact of drugs and alcohol

This lesson will look into brain development and how alcohol and drugs can impact on development and mental health

Impact of drugs and alcohol

This lesson will look into brain development and how alcohol and drugs can impact on development and mental health

Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. Chemical effects on the brain, linking to poor mental health
  2. Financial implications of drug misuse, causing further stress
  3. Withdrawal and mental health

Content guidance

  • Contains distressing content.

Supervision

Adult supervision recommended

Licence

This content is made available by Oak National Academy Limited and its partners and licensed under Oak’s terms & conditions (Collection 1), except where otherwise stated.

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5 Questions

Q1.
What does S.M.A.R.T stand for?
Small - Mighty - Aliens - Running - Towards you
Small - Mighty - Ants - Rallying - Together
Correct answer: Specific - Measurable - Attainable - Realistic - Time bound.
Specific - Measurable - Attainable - Reliable - Time restricted.
Q2.
You can never overcome stress
Correct answer: False
True
Q3.
What do we mean by "budgeting"?
Correct answer: The process of creating a plan to help you spend money.
The process of helping budding business.
The process of spending as much money as possible.
Q4.
Alcohol has very limited impact on young people
Correct answer: False
True
Q5.
Drugs have very limited impact on young people
Correct answer: False
True

8 Questions

Q1.
What word is being defined here: "not having control over doing, taking or using something ..."?
Correct answer: Addiction
Love
Mental health
Stress
Q2.
Which part of the brain processes external sensory information?
Cerebellum
Frontal Lobe
Occipital Lobe
Correct answer: Parietal Lobe
Temporal Lobe
Q3.
Which part of the brain looks after cognitive skills such as judgment and problem solving?
Cerebellum
Correct answer: Frontal Lobe
Occipital Lobe
Parietal Lobe
Temporal Lobe
Q4.
Which part of the brain deals with aspects of vision?
Cerebellum
Frontal Lobe
Correct answer: Occipital Lobe
Parietal Lobe
Temporal Lobe
Q5.
Which part of the brain is responsible for motor skills?
Correct answer: Cerebellum
Frontal Lobe
Occipital Lobe
Parietal Lobe
Temporal Lobe
Q6.
Which part of the brain is largely responsible for long-term memory?
Cerebellum
Frontal Lobe
Occipital Lobe
Parietal Lobe
Correct answer: Temporal Lobe
Q7.
Which part of your brain is most impacted when drinking alcohol?
Correct answer: Frontal Lobe
Occipital Lobe
Temporal Lobe
Q8.
Once you've started getting addicted to drugs or alcohol, there is no way out.
Correct answer: False
True

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UnitRSHE (PSHE) / Mental wellbeing: Impact of our actions on mental health

RSHE (PSHE)