CSEC Human and Social Biology · May/June 2009 · Paper 2 · Question 6(a)(i)
Drug abuse and commonly abused substances.
Define the term 'drug abuse'.
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- 6(a)(ii)Name TWO commonly abused legal (social) drugs in the Caribbean.[2 marks]
- 6(b)(i)Suggest how smoking causes babies to be smaller than normal.[2 marks]
- 6(b)(ii)Describe the effect of nicotine on infants when it passes across the placental barrier.[1 mark]
- 6(b)(iii)Name ONE other way in which nicotine may be passed to an infant from the mother.[1 mark]
- 6(c)Suggest TWO effects of maternal alcohol consumption on the foetus.[2 marks]
- 6(d)Identify the form of immunity passed from mother to baby via breast milk.[1 mark]
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