Health Education Paper 2 WASSCE (PC SECOND SERIES), 2020

Question 8

 

(a)(i) What ia a drug?                                                                                                  [3 marks]

      (ii) List four classes of drugs that are commonly abused.                                           [4 marks]

 

(b) A drug was prescribed to a patient to be taking two tablets twice daily. The patient, after a day decided to use four tablets thrice daily.

       (i)What term could be used to describe the action of the patient?                               [1 mark]
(ii) State three likely consequences of the patient’s action                                        [3 marks]
(iii) If the patient persisted on this act, state two behaviours that would be manifested [2 marks]
(iv) Give two possible ways by which the act of the patient could have been prevented[2 marks]


(c) Mention five sources of air pollution..                                                                       [5 marks]


This question was popular among the candidates and they did well in it. However, the classes of drugs
were difficult for some candidates to list.

 

 

Observation

 

 

The expected answers are:

 

(a)(i)     Drug is any substance other than food; which by its chemical nature
affects the functions of the human body; physically or psychologically.

 

 (ii)       Class of drugs that are commonly abused

  • Narcotics/barbiturates
  • Sedative/hypnotics
  • Hallucinogens
  • Stimulants
  • Tranquilizers/depressants
  • Analgesic

 

(b)(i)    Term to describe patient’s act


Drug abuse/Drug overdose                                        

(ii)   Consequence of patient’s act

 

  • Destruction/damage of vital organs in the body
  • Side effects /accidents/loss of appetite/named
  • Addiction
  • Drug tolerance /resistance to drugs
  • Could lead to death
  • Could lead to spread of disease
  • Could lead to increased crime rate

(iii)   Behaviours that would be manifested

 

  • Drug addiction
  • Drug dependence
  • Self medication
  • Increased crime rate
  • Mental illness/psychosis/depression

(iv)Ways of preventing the act

 

  • Health education/counseling
  • Self discipline
  • Proper documentation of prescription
  • Drugs should be administered by medical experts

 

(c)    Sources of Air pollution

 

  • Fumes from frying
  • Fumes from burning/bush burning
  • Fumes from factories
  • Fumes from exhaustpipes of engines/named
  • Bad odours/smells from decaying materials/refuse dumps
  • Overcrowding/excess production of CO2
  • Dust
  • Industrial/ factory effluents
  • Natural sources/volcanic eruptions/cyclones
  • Smoking
  • War explosives/Radioactive emissions
  • Mining fumes/effluents
  • Agricultural practices/livestock wastes