Drugs

Question 1

What are painkillers?

Answer 1

Drugs which relive pain they don’t cure just reduce the symptoms

Question 2

What are antibiotics?

Answer 2

They kill bacteria

Question 3

What is Semmelweis experiment?

Answer 3

He notices lots of women were dying after childbirth because of puerperal fever. He thought doctors were speeding the disease by not washing their hands. He made the doctors wash their hands with antiseptic and that cut down the rate.

Question 4

What is a recreational drug?

Answer 4

A mind altering substance that can be used for medicinal or leisure purposes

Question 5

What does smoking cause?

Answer 5

Lung disease and cancer

Question 6

What does alcohol effect?

Answer 6

The nervous system and slows down reactions. Poor coordination and liver disease and brain damage.

Question 7

What is the process of testing medicinal drugs?

Answer 7

Tested on human cells in the lab
Tested on live animals - 2 types
Human volunteers - first healthy then people with the problem but these people are put in two groups one with the actual drug and one with a placebo