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Drugs and Alcohol and Religious Attitudes

Drugs and Alcohol and Religious Attitudes. What do you know about the laws on drugs, alcohol and tabacco?. Big Picture. To understand the law and religious attitudes to drugs and alcohol Talk Mind Map Research – exam question. Outcomes.

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Drugs and Alcohol and Religious Attitudes

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  1. Drugs and Alcohol and Religious Attitudes What do you know about the laws on drugs, alcohol and tabacco?

  2. Big Picture • To understand the law and religious attitudes to drugs and alcohol • Talk • Mind Map • Research – exam question

  3. Outcomes • All to understand two laws on alcohol, drugs and tabacco • All to know two social and health problems caused by drugs and alcohol • Most to understand the christian attitude to drugs and alcohol • Few to complete an 8 mark question to 6 out of 8marks on one other religions attiude to drugs and alcohol.

  4. Law on Drugs and Alcohol Law on Alcohol • Illegal to give an alcoholic drink to anyone under the 5years old • Under 16s can only go into a pub if with an adult but cannot consume any alcohol • Against the law for anyone under 18 to buy alcohol ir consume it. • Some towns have laws banning drinking alcohol in a public Laws on illegal drugs (in process of reform) Different class drugs A, B, C, all are classed as controlled substances under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971; To possess substance unlawfully To possess with intent to supply or offer To allow premises to be used to manage drug taking Law on Tabacco • Illegal to sell tabacco to anoyone under the age of 18 • All products must have health warnings • All adverts are banned • Against the law to smoke in a public place

  5. In book • Come up with two reasons why you think these laws are fair • Come up with two reasons why you think these laws are unfair

  6. Social and Health Problems caused by drugs and alcohol? • Create a mind map in pairs • Health and Social problems • Alcohol, Drugs, Tabacco need three problems for each

  7. Religious Attitudes – Christian • All Christians are against illegal drug usage; • Against the law • Body is a temple • Mental effects means cannot worship God properly • Christian Churches teach use is wrong

  8. Religious Attitudes – Christian • Differing attitudes to tobacco and alcohol; 1st Attitude – approach it in moderation • Jesus drank wine during his life and even at his death • Jesus used bread and wine at the last supper • Most Churches have alcoholic wine in their communion services • Moderation is a teaching od the Catechism 2nd Attitude – Abstinance (Salvation Army) • Abusing God’s temple • Passages in the Bible warn against drunkeness • Passages in the Bible warns that drinking causes violence • Social and health problems linked with tobacco and alcohol – Christians believe in a healthy life NOW COMPLETE ONE OTHER RELIGIONS ATTITUDE

  9. True or False? • Is is legal to consume alcohol if you are under 18 in a public place? • Cocaine is a class C substance? • 500000 deaths were caused in the UK in 2004 due to tabacco? • Use of illegal drugs is falling in the UK? • Ketamine is not classed as an illegal substance? • Sheesha pipe is not classed as smoking?

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