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Health Science Paper 2, Nov/Dec. 2007  
Questions: 1 2 3 4 5 Main
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Question 4

(a) State six reasons why people engage in prostitution; [6 marks]
(b) (i) What are drugs? [2 marks]
(ii) Name the various types of drugs stating their effect and give one example in each case. [12 marks]
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OBSERVATION

Many candidates attempted this question. Candidates were able to state reasons why people engage in prostitution and were able to define drugs. However those that attempted question 4(b) performed poorly.
The expected answers were;
(b)(i) Drugs: Chemical substances people use to relieve pain/illness/stress/make them feel better to promote higher emotional state
(ii) Drugs Effects Examples
Hallucinogens/ - Produce hallucination - Marijuana/Indian
Psychedelic - Faulty judgment - Hemp/LSD
- Anxiety, Psychosis
- Unpredictable moods.
Stimulants - Wakefulness/and - Cocaine, Benzedrine;
- Excitability Dexedrine.
- Loss of appetite,
- Loss of weight.
Depressants/ - Sleep inducing - Barbiturates,
Sedatives - Slows down reflexes - Amytal and Doridum.
Narcotics - Habit forming - Codeine, Opium
- Loss of appetite - Morphine
- Temporary importance – Heroine
- Loss with reality.
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