ILOs

• Describe the expansion of the range of drugs available in the last thirty years and how best to classify these drugs.
• Describe the actions of some of the most used of these different drug types.
• Understand the challenges in knowing what may have been consumed when a patient presents in a medical or psychiatric crisis.
• Understand the actions of cocaine and how it is used.
• Understand the actions of amphetamine and methamphetamine.
• Describe treatment options and differentiate between dependent and non-dependent use of drugs.
• Understand which drugs are psychedelic and the actions of LSD.

• A graph showing us which drugs are most harmful
• Graphs showing us the most commonly used substances in the UK
• How have trends in UK drug use changed over time?
• How does age affect cocaine use?
• What’s something interesting about cannabis...?
• In which age group is drug misuse rising?
• A table showing the proximal mechanisms of drug effects
• How we classify different drugs!
• Let’s have a look at cocaine the stimulant!
• What are the harms of cocaine?
• Let’s have a look at amphetamines!