Observation

Many candidates attempted this question and their performance was good. In part (a) (i) some candidates could not correctly define hard drugs, they defined it as harm/illegal/dangerous substances/chemical that affect/damage human body. In part (a) (ii) majority were able to give examples of substances used as stimulants. In part (b) majority of the candidates were able to state two or three effects of hard drugs in humans correctly.
The expected answers are as follow:

5 (a)(i)     HARD DRUGS

• Hard drugs are substances/chemicals that are harmful
• when introduced to the body system

  (ii)           EXAMPLES OF SUBSTANCES USED AS STIMULANT
-    caffeine/coffee/tea/kolanut/bitterkola/cocoa drink/energy drink

          -     nicotine/tobacco/cigarette

          -     cocaine/crack 

-     amphetamine
                                
(b)      EFFECTS OF HARD DRUGS IN HUMANS
             -   damage the brain/nervous system/affect reflexes
-    leads to mental disorder
-    can lead to death
-    leads to addiction/drug dependence
-    wastes money
-    leads to social vices
-    leads to broken home
-    hallucination