Drugs Flashcards
What are statins
Drugs that lower cholesterol by stopping production from the liver
What does using statins decrease
Risk of heart disease
What does a drug do
Alter the way the body works
One example of a legal drug
Alcohol
Is the health impact greater from legal or illegal drugs and why
Legal
Millions of people take these so health impacts are greater
What are 3 examples of illegal drugs
Cocaine
Ecstasy
Heroin
What do illegal drugs
Affect nervous system
What is dependant addiction
When someone can’t function without e drug and more is needed each time to get the same effects
Where would addicts turn to fund drug habit
Crime
What 3 are addicts most likely to get
STD’s
Mental health problems
Physical both problems
What are the 3 risks of cannabis
Triggers mental illness and can lead to excessive disorders such as schizophrenia with a lot of use
High risk of depression
Thought to be a gateway drug
What are anabolic steroids used for
Muscle growth in a quick time
Who uses anabolic steroids
Sprinters
Body builders
What are the 3 risks of using anabolic steroids
Behavioural change
Sexual characteristic change
Stroke and heart attack
Why might body builders need anabolic steroids
Lift higher weights - more strength
Why might sprinters need anabolic steroids
Leg muscle
Why may it be difficult to test for performing enhancing drugs
Se drugs are naturally in the body and levels of these can vary
Why migrant athletes need to be careful when taking normal medication
Some medicines can contain banned substances
A good medicine is what
ESSS
Effective
Stable
Safe
Successfully taken in and removed from the body
What is a placebo
Pill usually composed of sugars that doesn’t contain the actual drug
What is a blind trial
Where the patients don’t know what pill they’re getting
What is a double blind trial
Neither doctor nor patient knows who has the real drug
What is the order of testing a drug
Computer model
Tested on Cells, Tissues and Organs in a lab
Animal testing
Human trial on healthy patients usually
What was Thalidomide used for in the 1950’s
Morning sickness
How long does it take to develop a new drug
12 years
What is the cost of developing a new drug
£350 million
When was Thalidomide first tested on pregnant animals
1968
What was the big negative of using thalidomide to treat morning sickness
Affected foetuses which were born with severe limb deformities
What is thalidomide now used for
Treat bone cancers
Treat leprosy
