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Question 1

are drugs that are used to treat or prevent disease

Answer 1

Medicines

Question 2

are substances other than food that change the structure or function of the body or mind

Answer 2

Drugs

Question 3

Medicines do 4 things

Answer 3

Help prevent disease
Fights pathogens
Relieve pain
Promote health

Question 4

2 types of preventive medicines

Answer 4

Vaccines – preparation introduced to the body to stimulate an immune response (antibodies)
Antitoxins –blood fluids that contain antibodies

Question 5

Fights pathogens: destroy disease-causing agents

Answer 5

Antibiotics (penicillin, amoxicillin, etc)

Question 6

Relieve pain

Answer 6

Analgesics (pain relievers)
– aspirin, morphine, & codeine
People sensitive to aspirin take: 1) acetaminophen (Tylenol) 2) ibuprofen (advil)

Question 7

Promote health

Answer 7

Allergy medicines
(Claritin, Benadryl, etc.)
Antidepressants (Prozac)
Body regulators (insulin) (blood pressure medication)
Cancer treatment (Chemotherapy medicine)

Question 8

Negative effects of medicine on body

Answer 8

Side effects: reactions to medicine other than the one intended
Tolerance: body becomes used to medicine (doesn’t work)
Withdrawal: chemical dependence

Question 9

FDA (Food and Drug Administration)

Answer 9

Approves all medicines/drugs (safety)

Question 10

Prescription medicine

Answer 10

approval of doctor

Question 11

Over-the-counter medicines

Answer 11

no prescription needed

Question 12

Opioids

Answer 12

medications prescribed by doctors to treat persistent or severe pain

Question 13

Opioids are used for what

Answer 13

Used for chronic headaches, backaches, and recovering from surgery

Question 14

Most common forms

Answer 14

Morphine Codeine and Fentanyl

Question 15

Brand names

Answer 15

Vicodin, Percocet and OxyContin

Question 16

Most serious public ___ ___in the USA today

Answer 16

health epidemic

Question 17

Over how many deaths in the last 10 years

Answer 17

1 million

Question 18

How much percent of all drug overdoses in the last 2 years

Answer 18

75%

Question 19

Stimulants

Answer 19

drugs that speed up the CNS

Question 20

examples of stimulants

Answer 20

Caffeine, Nicotine, Cocaine, Amphetamines, Methamphetamine

Question 21

Euphoria

Answer 21

a feeling of intense well-being or elation

Question 22

Crack cocaine (rock)

Answer 22

is a concentrated form that is very dangerous! One of the deadliest drugs!

Question 23

Amphetamines

Answer 23

are used in prescription drugs to reduce fatigue, drowsiness, and suppress appetite.

Illegally used to keep alert, improve athletic performance and to lose weight!

Question 24

Methamphetamines (meth)

Answer 24

are used in treating diseases such as Parkinson’ disease and obesity

Question 25

Depressants

Answer 25

drugs that tend to slow down the CNS

Question 26

What is the most common depressant

Answer 26

Alcohol

Question 27

2 types of sedative medication

Answer 27

Barbiturates - induce sleep Tranquilizers – relieve anxiety, muscle spasms, sleepiness, and nervousness

Question 28

strong tranquilizer!

Answer 28

Rohypnol (date rape drug)

Question 29

Narcotics

Answer 29

drugs that are obtainable only by prescription and are used to relieve pain *Opioids - (Morphine and codeine)

Question 30

Heroin

Answer 30

highly addictive narcotic that is processed from morphine

Question 31

Hallucinogens

Answer 31

drugs that alter moods, thoughts, and sense perceptions, including vision, hearing, smell and touch These drugs have no medical use!

Question 32

PCP

Answer 32

considered one of the most dangerous of all drugs!

Question 33

LSD

Answer 33

strong hallucinogen

Question 34

Designer drugs

Answer 34

synthetic substances meant to imitate the effects of hallucinogens and other drugs

Question 35

Most common designer drug

Answer 35

Ecstasy

Question 36

Medicine misuse (don'ts)

Answer 36

1. Dont take someone elses precription 2. dont take too much or too little 3. dont stop before all pills gone 4. dont mix medicines

Question 37

Substance/drug abuse

Answer 37

Any unnecessary or improper use of chemical substances for nonmedical purposes

Question 38

Illegal drugs (street drugs)

Answer 38

chemical substances that people may manufacture, posses, buy or sell

Question 39

Anabolic - Androgenic steroids

Answer 39

synthetic substances that are similar to the male sex hormone testosterone

Question 40

Anabolic

Answer 40

muscle building

Question 41

Androgenic

Answer 41

increased male characteristics

Question 42

What are the steroids used for?

Answer 42

Used to increase muscle and athletic performance (illegal without prescription)

Question 43

Factors that influence teen illegal drug use

Answer 43

peer pressure family role models media

Question 44

Health consequences of drugs

Answer 44

Physical Mental Social

Question 45

Health consequences - physical

Answer 45

hepatitis, HIV *Overdose -- strong, sometimes fatal reaction

Question 46

Health consequences - mental

Answer 46

alters brain (loss of control, reasoning, lead to mental illness!

Question 47

Health consequences - social

Answer 47

effects relationships, lead to crime, suicide, etc

Question 48

Addiction cycle

Answer 48

tolerance - body needs more Psychological dependence - a person believes he needs the drug to feel good Physiological dependence - person has a chemical need for the drug addiction

Question 49

Marijuana (Cannabis)

Answer 49

one of the most widely used illegal drugs (grass, weed, pot) Is legal for medical reasons in some states

Question 50

Often the 1st drug teens experiment with after alcohol is

Answer 50

gateway drug - leads to the use of other addictive drugs

Question 51

Raises the level of what

Answer 51

dopamine (chemical which produces a pleasurable feeling)

Question 52

Contains more what then tobacco

Answer 52

cancer - causing chemicals

Question 53

interferes with the what

Answer 53

immune systems also increases infections

Question 54

Paranoia

Answer 54

irrational suspiciousness or distrust of others

Question 55

Also causes what

Answer 55

short term memory loss

Question 56

physical risks to reproductive system

Answer 56

Males - lowers sperm count and testosterone levels = infertility Females - increases levels of testosterone = infertility

Question 57

Inhalants

Answer 57

substances whose fumes are sniffed and inhaled to alter the mind

Question 58

What can inhalants cause

Answer 58

permanent nervous system and brain damage (kills brain cells) also can cause death!