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What is medicine

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Any drug used to cure, prevent, or treat illness or discomfort

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What are drugs

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Any substance that causes a change in a person’s physical or psychological state

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What are side effects

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Any effect that is caused by a drug and that is different from the drugs intended effect

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What is a prescription

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A written order from a doctor for a specific medicine

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What are Over the counter medicines

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Any medicine that can be bought without a prescription

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What are analgesics

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Medicines that relieve pain

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What does psychoactive mean

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Describes a drug or medicine that affects the brain and changes hoe a person perceives, thinks, or feels

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What is generic medicine

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A medicine made by a company other than the company that developed the original medicine

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What is an active ingredient

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The chemical component that gives a medicine its action

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What is drug interaction

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When a drug reacts with another drug, food, or dietary supplement such that the effect of one of the substances is greater or smaller

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Who approves drugs

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The FDA

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Why do I need to flow a prescription

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Medicine may not work or may be harmful

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What information does prescriptions have

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The dose
When to take it
How often
For how long

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Who should take prescriptions

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The persons name on the label ( NO ONE ELSE SHOULD TAKE IT!)

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Possible problems with medicines

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Allergic reactions
Side effectd
Drug interactions

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What is addiction

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A condition in which a person can no longer control his or her drug use

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What is drug tolerance

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A conditions in which a user needs more of a drug to feel the same effects felt when first using the drug

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What is physical dependence

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A state in which the body relies on a given drug in order to function

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What is psychological dependence

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A state of emotionally or mentally needing a drug in order to function

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What is withdrawal

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Uncomfortable physical and psychological symptoms produced when a physically dependent drug user stops using drugs

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What us perception

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The ability to see, hear, or become aware of something through the senses

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What is environmental tobacco smoke

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The combination of exhaled mainstream smoke and side stream smoke

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What is emphysema

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A respiratory disease in which air cannot move in and out of alveoli because they break down and lose their elasticity

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What is mainstream smoke

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Smoke that is inhaled through a cigarette and then exhaled by a cigarette smoker

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What is COPD
A disease that is a combination if chronic bronchitis and obstructive emphysema
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Carbon monoxide does what
Blocks oxygen from getting into the bloodstream
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Lungs-
Main organs of gas exchange
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Pharynx-
Throat
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Larynx
Voice box
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Trachea-
Attached to voice box Windpipe Carries air to the lungs
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Bronchus-
Tube sends air to a lung
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Alveoli-
Gas exchange
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Diaphragm-
Separates chest cavity from the abdominal activity
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Mucus-
Thick slimy fluid coats lining of organs and glands
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Path to Addiction is
1. Drug Use 2. Tolerance 3. Dependence 4. Addiction
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Once an addict...
Always an addict
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What is alcohol
The drug in wine, beer, and liquor that causes intoxication
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What is BAC
The amount of alcohol in a person's blood, expressed as a percentage
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1 drink per...
Hour
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Path to Alcoholism
Problem drinking Tolerance Dependence Alcoholism
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What is codependency
When a family member/friend sacrifices his or her own needs to help the addict
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Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS)
Physical and mental defects that affect a fetus that has been exposed to alcohol because of the mothers consumption of alcohol during pregnancy
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What is a designated Driver (DD)
A person who chooses not to drink alcohol in a social setting so that he or she can safely drive himself or herself of others
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What is nicotine
Highly addictive drug that is found in all tobacco products
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What is tar
Substance in tobacco smoke that coats the inside of the airways and that contains many carcinogens
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What is an overdose
The taking of too much of a drug which cause sickness, loss of consciousness, permanent damage, or even death
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Neonatal abstinence syndrome
Drug withdrawal that occurs in newborn infants whose mothers were frequent drug users during pregnancy
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Date Rape Drug Prevention
``` Dont drink Dont accept drinks Never leave your drink unattended Know where your going Carry money with you Cover your drink Have a girl make your drink Buddy system ```
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What drugs come from inhalants
Everyday products
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Drugs that come from narcotics
``` Opium Codeine Morphine Methadone Heroin ```
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Drugs that are in the stimulant category
``` Meth Amphetaminr Caffeine Nicotinr Cocaine Ritalin Adderall Concerta ```
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Drugs in the depressant category
``` Tranquilizers Alcohol Rohypnol DXM Valuin Xanax ```
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Designer drugs-
``` Ecstasy GHB Ketamine PCP MDMA ```
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Hallucinogens-
LSD PCP Psilocybin Mescaline
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What are neurons?
Receive and send signals
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What are dendrites?
Branches from the cell body
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What are axons
Long extension of the cell body
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What are synapse
Point between a neuron sending and receiving
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What are neurotransmitters
Move across the synaptic cleft
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Sensory nerves
Carry signals from the sense organs toward the CNS
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Motor nerves
Carry signals from brain/spinal cord to muscles and glands

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