Chapter 16 Medicine and illegal drugs

1. Which of the following statements gives the correct relationship between drugs and medicine? A. a drug is a type of medicine B. a medicine is not a drug C. all drugs can be used as medicines D. some drugs can be used as medicines

1. Answer D. some drugs can be used as medicines

2. Which statement about prescription drugs is NOT true? A. you need a doctor’s approval to use prescription drugs B. prescription drugs should never be shared with another person C. people can’t get addicted to prescription drugs D. prescription drugs are usually stronger than over the counter drugs

2. Answer C

3. When a person’s body needs a drug in order to function properly, the person has a A. physical dependence B. side effect C. drug prescription D. hallucination

3. Answer A

4. Heroin is a kind of A stimulant B. depressant C. opiate D. hallucinogen

4. Answer C. opiate

5. Which of the following is a good reason to avoid drugs? A. to stay healthy B. to stay out of trouble C. to save money D. all of the above

6. A good person to ask for help with a drug problem is A. teacher B. school counselor C. parent D. all of the above

8 corner fold What are drugs? Drugs as medicine Abuse & Addiction Stimulants & Depressants Marijuana Opiates Hallucinogens & Inhalants Designer Drugs

Drugs as Medicine Medicine is a drug that is used to cure, prevent or treat illness or discomfort Prescription/Over the counter Side effect is any effect that is caused by a drug and that is different from the drug’s intended effect commercial for drugs side effects - YouTube

Abuse & Addiction Drug addiction is the uncontrollable use of a drug Continued use causes dependence – needing the drug in order to function Physical dependence – body’s chemical need for a drug Psychological dependence – emotional or mental need for a drug Harms relationships, school problems and very costly

Let’s Be Wise Create a piece of artwork – Title: This is Worth More Than Drugs Choose a shape and write or draw what you value more than drug, alcohol, tobacco use

Stimulants & Depressants Stimulant is any drug that increases the body’s activity. Heart rate and breathing speed up Blood pressure increases Cocaine and crack - most widely used and abused drug – powerful stimulant, comes from a plant Methamphetamine – synthetically made or produced in a lab Depressants – decrease activity in the body, lowered heart rate and breathing, sleeping pills Rohypnol – sleepiness, slurred speech, impaired judgment,

Marijuana Most popular drug of abuse Comes from a plant Long-term effects-decreases person’s ability to think and concentrate Can cause many of the same effects as smoking cigarettes

Opiates Drug that is produced from the milk of the opium poppy Extremely addictive, gives a strong high Cause addiction to occur quickly, develop a strong tolerance Heroin is a type of opiate made from the morphine in the opium plant Can be smoked, inhaled or the most dangerous form, injected

Hallucinogens and Inhalants Hallucinogens – any drug that causes a person to hallucinate Afterimage Flashback – hallucinogen’s effects reoccur long after the drug was originally taken Inhalants – any drug that is inhaled and absorbed into the bloodstream through the lungs

Designer drugs A drug that is produced by making a small chemical change to a drug that already exists Dangerous because they have new and unpredictable effects all on their own Ecstasy-increased sensitivity to touch, hallucinate, tingling, increase energy, death GHB, increased energy, lose consciousness, stop breathing, death Ketamine- sense of disociation, separation from reality,

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