Drugs

Question 1

What is a drug?

Answer 1

any substance taken into the body that modifies or affects chemical reactions in the body

Question 2

Types of drugs

Answer 2

• Depressants (eg: alcohol, solvents , temazepan)
• Stimulants (eg: caffeine, nicotine)
• Painkillers (eg: aspirin)
• Hallucinigens (eg: ZSD)
• Performance Enchaning (eg: anabolic
• steriods)

Question 3

What is a antibiotic?

Answer 3

chemical substances made by certain fungi or bacteria that are designed to kill living organisms and treat bacterial infections

Question 4

WHY ANTIBIOTICS DONT AFFECT VIRUSES?

Answer 4

Antibiotics working by disrupting cell functions such as respiration, or, breaking down the structure of the cell in some way, however, viruses don’t carry out any cell functions and don’t have any cell membranes, walls, or organelles.

Question 5

What is antibiotic resistance?

Answer 5

When bacteria are no longer affected by a certain type of antibiotic

Question 6

Example of Antibiotic Resistance

Answer 6

MRSA

Question 7

Reasons for Antibiotic Resistance

Answer 7

• Overuse
• Failure to complete fully prescribed course
• Large scale use of antibiotics