1. Drug Group Presentations
In groups of 3-6, prepare a short presentation on one of the drugs covered in the unit
For your drug, you need to cover the following three points:
1. Is it a depressant, stimulant, or hallucinogen?
2. What are some of the positive and negative effects of the drug?
3. Your group’s opinion on the topic.

2. Group Topics
Alcohol – Imagine alcohol was a drug that was just recently discovered. Would it be still be legal?
Opiates – Should opiates be prescribed to treat long-term pain?
Methamphetamine – Does methamphetamine’s long-term damage make it more dangerous to users than heroin?
Marijuana – Should marijuana be legalized?
Cocaine – Why do you think Freud initially prescribed cocaine to his depressed patients but then later in life changed his stance on the drug?
Ecstasy – What are the long-term dangers of using ecstasy?
LSD – Does LSD increase a user’s creativity?
Nicotine – Should nicotine be banned?
Caffeine – Is daily use of caffeine harmful?