Drugs and Alcohol and Religious
Attitudes
What do you know about the laws on drugs, alcohol
and tabacco?
Big Picture
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To understand the law and religious
attitudes to drugs and alcohol
Talk
 Mind Map
 Research – exam question
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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.
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Law on Drugs and Alcohol
Law
onon
Alcohol
Laws
illegal drugs (in process of reform)
Law Tabacco
Different
Illegal to class
give an
alcoholic
drink
to classed
anyone as
drugs
A,
B,
C,
all
are
 Illegal to sell tabacco to anoyone under the
under
the 5years
old under the Misuse of
controlled
substances
age of 18
 Under
16s
can
only go into a pub if with an
Drugs
Act
1971;
 All products must have health warnings
adult
but cannot
consume
any alcohol
To
possess
substance
unlawfully
 All adverts are banned
To
Against
thewith
law intent
for anyone
underor18offer
to buy
possess
to
supply
 Against the law to smoke in a public place
alcohol ir consume it.
To allow premises to be used to manage drug
 Some
takingtowns have laws banning drinking
alcohol in a public
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
Social and Health Problems caused
by drugs and alcohol?

Create a mind map in pairs
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Health and Social problems

Alcohol, Drugs, Tabacco need three
problems for each
Religious Attitudes – Christian
All Christians are against illegal drug usage;
1. Against the law
2. Body is a temple
3. Mental effects means cannot worship God
properly
4. Christian Churches teach use is wrong
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Religious Attitudes – Christian
Differing attitudes to tobacco and alcohol;
1st Attitude – approach it in moderation
1.
Jesus drank wine during his life and even at his death
2.
Jesus used bread and wine at the last supper
3.
Most Churches have alcoholic wine in their communion
services
4.
Moderation is a teaching od the Catechism
2nd Attitude – Abstinance (Salvation Army)
1.
Abusing God’s temple
2.
Passages in the Bible warn against drunkeness
3.
Passages in the Bible warns that drinking causes violence
4.
Social and health problems linked with tobacco and alcohol –
Christians believe in a healthy life
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NOW COMPLETE ONE OTHER RELIGIONS ATTITUDE
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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