Drugs Flashcards
What are drugs?
Chemical substances that effect how your body work
What 2 types of drugs are there?
Medicinal drugs and recreational drugs
What are medicicnal drugs?
Medicinal drugs benefit your health in some way, they can treat symptoms or cure ilnesses.
How can medicical drugs be harmful?
They have unwanted side efects
What are recreational drugs?
Drugs that people take for enjoyment, relax and to keep them awake.
What effects do recreational drugs have?
They are illegal and are usually harmful to your body.
What recreational drugs are legal but harmful?
Alcahol
Tobacco
How can you be addicted to a drug?
If your body gets used to changes to the drug you might become dependent on it and makes you feel that you need to keep taking it to feel normal.
What is jt called when someone stops taking the drug that they are addicted to?
Withdrawal symptoms
Stimulants
Make your heart beat afster
Hallucinagon
Make you see and imagine things that you dont actually see
Depressant
Make your body slow down
