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Internet Activity: The Structures of Organic Drugs Part 2: Illicit Drugs

Go to the website: www.chemspider.com

1: Nicotine

Directions:

·  In the Search Bar, type NICOTINE

·  Three different search results will appear. Choose the 2nd one and click it

  1. What is the empirical formula of nicotine?

·  Name at least one functional group in your molecule

·  At the bottom of the window with your molecule, click the option for “Show 3D”. This brings up a 3D image of your molecule.

·  Close the 3D viewing window.

·  Back on the main page for nicotine, click the arrows next to the bar near the bottom that says WIKIPEDIA ARTICLE(S)

·  Use the Wikipedia information to answer the following questions about nicotine:

  1. What is a brand name this chemical is marketed under?
  1. Medical Uses? Scheduling?
  1. In what family of plants is nicotine found?
  1. Where is nicotine synthesized in the plant?
  1. Where does nicotine accumulate in the plant?
  1. What was nicotine widely used for in the past?
  1. What effect does nicotine have on mammals?
  1. Addiction to nicotine is similar to addiction to what other two drugs?

·  To get back to the search option, click “SEARCH” found along the top menu bar, below the ChemSpider logo

2: Caffeine

·  In the Search Bar, type CAFFEINE

o  What is the empirical formula of caffeine?

o  What is the systematic name of caffeine?

·  Name at least one functional group in your molecule

·  View your molecule in 3D.

·  Close the 3D viewing window.

·  Back on the main page for caffeine, click the arrows next to the bar near the bottom that says WIKIPEDIA ARTICLE(S)

·  Use the Wikipedia information to answer the following questions about caffeine:

  1. Describe the physical appearance of caffeine
  1. Medical Uses? Scheduling?
  1. What type of drugs is caffeine?
  1. What was the substance that caffeine was first found in?
  1. What parts of plants may contain varying amounts of caffeine?
  1. What do plants use caffeine for?
  1. What effect does it have on insects?
  1. What are 3 sources of caffeine for human consumption?
  1. What part of the human body does caffeine affect?
  1. What is the effect of caffeine temporarily?
  1. What is the significance of caffeine in the world?
  1. What is interesting about this drug, unlike other addictive drugs?
  1. What percentage of Americans consume caffeine daily?
  1. What happens to regular users of caffeine?

3: Cocaine

·  In the Search Bar, type COCAINE

·  .

o  What is the empirical formula of cocaine?

o  What is the systematic name of cocaine?

·  Name at least one functional group in your molecule

·  View your molecule in 3D.

·  Close the 3D viewing window.

·  Back on the main page for cocaine, click the arrows next to the bar near the bottom that says WIKIPEDIA ARTICLE(S)

·  Use the Wikipedia information to answer the following questions about cocaine:

  1. What is cocaine?
  1. Where does cocaine come from?
  1. Medical Uses? Scheduling?
  1. What does cocaine do to the body?
  1. What is the effect of cocaine on appetite?
  1. Specifically, what does cocaine do?
  1. Why is cocaine addictive?
  1. Where is the use and distribution of cocaine illegal?

4: Tetrahydrocannabinol

·  In the Search Bar, type TETRAHYDROCANNABINOL

·  Answer the following questions about tetrahydrocannabinol, using the same directions as used above.

o  What is the empirical formula of tetrahydrocannabinol?

o  What is the systematic name of tetrahydrocannabinol?

·  Name at least one functional group in your molecule

·  View your molecule in 3D.

·  Close the 3D viewing window.

·  Back on the main page for tetrahydrocannabinol, click the arrows next to the bar near the bottom that says WIKIPEDIA ARTICLE(S)

·  Use the Wikipedia information to answer the following questions about tetrahydrocannabinol:

  1. What are two other names for tetrahydrocannabinol?
  1. What kind of substance is tetrahydrocannabinol?
  1. Where can it be found?
  1. Medical Uses? Scheduling?
  1. Describe what tetrahydrocannabinol looks like in its pure form.
  1. What purpose does tetrahydrocannabinol serve in the cannabis plant?
  1. What type of radiation can tetrahydrocannabinol protect plants from?

5: Create a Study Guide Worksheet.

Part 1: Pick a drug from the list below and create a similar worksheet that you have just completed above. (Only Two people can pick the same drug—check with Mrs. Roskin)

1.  LSD

2.  mushrooms (psilocybin)

3.  meth

4.  anabolic steroids

5.  alcohol

6.  heroin

7.  Barbiturates

8.  methadone

9.  Opium

10.  GHB

11.  Rohypnol

12.  Ketamine

13.  nitrous oxide

14.  Benzodiazepines

15.  morphine

16.  oxycodone

-Your handout should include at least 6 questions about that drug.

-You should also create a key for your handout.