1. BIG question: how do recreational drugs affect what people think, feel and do?

2. Drugs, the brain and behaviour

3. Action of cocaine

4. Action of cannabinoid drugs

5. Reading - research into cannabis
Silent reading
Teacher’s question
Discussion
Summary
Move on

6. Comparisons Edery et al (1971) Devane et al (1988) Munro et al (1993)
Mathew et al (1997)
Hirvonen et al (2011)
Pick pairs of studies and identify at least one similarity and one difference between them.

7. What could be some of the strengths and weaknesses of research into cannabis (and other drugs)?

8. Looking at the history of research into cannabis, what can we learn about science and scientific research?

9. Socrative quiz 3.0 content

10. Outside class
Create (or update) a set of notes about drugs and synaptic activity.
Effects of two drugs on cognition, emotion and behaviour
Effects of the drugs on synaptic transmission
Links with relevant brain areas
Comment on tolerance and dependency