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Title: Drugs


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Drugs
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Drug Definitions
  • Drug-any substance that causes a change in a
    persons physical or psychological state.
  • Medicine-any drug used to cure, prevent, or treat
    illness or discomfort

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  • Prescription-written order from doctors for a
    specific medicine.
  • Over-the-counter-OTC-a drug bought over the
    counter without a doctors prescription.

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  • Effects-intended effects of a drug
  • Side Effect-any effect caused by a drug that is
    different than the intended effect.

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  • Active ingredients-chemical component that gives
    a medicine its action.
  • Inactive ingredients-fillers that give pills
    their size, shape, color, coating color and
    flavor to liquids.

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Drug Use
  • Using medicine properly
  • Right drug
  • Right amount
  • Right time
  • Right person
  • Right reason

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Drug Misuse
  • Using a drug for the right reason but the wrong
    ways
  • Wrong amount
  • Wrong frequency
  • Wrong strength
  • Wrong manner

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Drug Abuse
  • Using a drug for the wrong reason
  • Take a drug other than its intended purpose
  • Any illegal drug
  • A drug that will damage a persons ability to
    function

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  • FDA- Food and Drug Administration
  • Withdrawal-uncomfortable physical and
    psychological symptoms when a drug is removed.
    Symptoms are usually opposite of the drug effect.

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How Drugs enter your Body
  • Implanted pumps
  • Inhalation
  • Injection
  • Transdermal patches
  • Ingestion
  • Topical application

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Choosing an OTC Medicine
  • Decide what will work for you
  • Generic or brand name (Publix brand vs Advil)
  • Read the label
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