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| what are drugs | substances that change our mood, behavior, and emotions |
| what are drugs used for | to cure, treat, and control illness, and also conrol pain |
| drugs | a chemical substance that is put in the body and changes the way the body works |
| OTC drugs | over the counter drugs |
| what are OTC drugs | medicines that can be bought without a doctors prescription; meant to be used for a short period of time |
| examples of OTC drugs | Advil, Nyquil, Dayquil, Tylenol |
| prescription drugs | medicines that only can be bought with a doctors written permission; often much stronger than OTC drugs |
| examples of prescription drugs | antibiiotics, medicine for mental illness, high blood pressure |
| how to use medicines properly | 1) use adult spervision, 2) follow directions, 3) never take medicine unlabeled or unclear, 4) take as long as Dr. says, 5) store in a safe place, 6) never use somebody elses drugs, 7) don't mix drugs unless told to, 8) stop taking medicine if it makes you sick |
| what are side effects | unwanted effects companies must warn users of possible side effects related to each drug; rash, headache, vomiting, bleeding, or death |
| how are drugs misused | occurs when people use medicines in unsafe ways; combining medicines, wrong dosages, someone elses - NOT always on purpose |
| drug abuse | the intentional use of drugs for reasons that are not health reasons - using of illegal drugs for recreational purposes |
| drug dependence | when a person believes that they need the drug in order to function normally; they depend on teh drug to make them feel comfortable |
| withdrawal symptoms | physical problem that can occur when a person who is addicted to a drug - irratability, loss of appetite, chills, nausea, shaking |
| tolerance | develop when a drug users body gets used to a drug that they need more and more of it to feel the affects |
| how drug abuse affects a person's life | interfers with a person's ability to mature physical, emotionally, and socially |
| how does marijuana affect health | a mind-altering drug that has unpredictable affects because each plant is different and people are different |
| marijuana | the mind-altering drug that comes from the Indian hemp plant with the scientific name Cannabissativa |
| what marijuana contains | the chemical THC, which affects the mind; it is illegal to process, sell, or grow in the U.S. |
| short term affects of marijuana | 1) difficulty to remember, 2) loss of coordination, 3) loss of reaction time, and 4) change of emotion and behaviors |
