why do medicines and drugs have different effects on different people?
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MEDICINES VS. DRUGSDrugs – substances other than food that change the structure
or function of the body or mind.Medicines – drugs that are used to treat or prevent disease or other conditions.
MedicinesVaccine – preparation
introduced into the body to stimulate an immune response
Side effects – reactions to medicine other than the one intended
Medicines & Drugs
Tolerance – condition in which the body becomes used to the effect of a medicine
Withdrawal – occurs when a person stops using something that they have a chemical dependence for
Medicine Misuse Failing to follow instructions from
Dr. or package
Giving a prescription med. to a person for whom it was not prescribed
Taking someone else's prescription
Mixing medications
Medicine Misuse Discontinuing use
without informing your Dr.
Taking too much or too little of a medication
Taking a medication for shorter or longer than prescribed
Abuse is… Taking medicines to lose
weight Taking medicines to stay
awake. Taking someone else’s
prescription. Using OTC or
Prescription medicine at pill parties.
Medicine Abuse – intentionally taking medicines for non-medical reasons.
DRUG ABUSE
Illegal Drugs - Chemical substances that people of any age may not lawfully manufacture, possess, buy or sell.
Substance Abuse - Any unnecessary or improper use of chemical substances for non-medical purposes.
Drug AbuseIllicit drug use – the use or
sale of any substance that is illegal or otherwise not permitted
Health Consequences
PhysicalOnce a drug enters the bloodstream, it can harm a person’s brain, heart, lungs, and other vital organs.
Mental/ EmotionalDrugs cloud reasoning and thinking and users lose control of their behavior.
Health ConsequencesSocial
Can have a negative effect on relationships with friends and family members.
Other termsOverdose – strong sometimes
fatal reaction to taking a large amount of a drug
Tolerance – when the body of a user needs more and more of the drug to get the same effect.
DRUG ABUSE – ADDICTION CYCLE
Psychological Dependence
Condition in which a person believes that a drug is needed in order to feel good or to function normally.
Physiological DependenceCondition in which the user has a chemical need for the drug.
Addiction - ?
Drug Abuse Psychoactive drugchemicals that affect the central nervous system and alter activity in the brain
Gateway DrugPsychoactive substance that leads the user to try other drugs.
Medicine ActivityCreate a bookmark
that gives information about the correct use of
medicines. Be creative, colorful
and neat.
Psychoactive Drug Types
Stimulantsstimulate or speed up the central nervous system
Depressantsdepress or slow down the central nervous system
Psychoactive Drug Types
Narcotics (Opiates)drugs that are available by prescription and are used to relieve pain
Hallucinogensalter moods, thoughts, and sense perceptions including vision, hearing, smell and touch
Other Types of DrugsInhalants
Psychoactive gases whose fumes are sniffed and inhaled to achieve mind altering effect
SteroidsSynthetic substances that are similar to the male sex hormone testosterone
NOT a psychoactive drug.
Other Types of Drugs
Designer DrugsSynthetic substances meant to imitate the effects of hallucinogens and other dangerous drugs
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