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1
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are drugs that are used to treat or prevent disease

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Medicines

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2
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are substances other than food that change the structure or function of the body or mind

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Drugs

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3
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Medicines do 4 things

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Help prevent disease
Fights pathogens
Relieve pain
Promote health

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4
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2 types of preventive medicines

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

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Fights pathogens: destroy disease-causing agents

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Antibiotics (penicillin, amoxicillin, etc)

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Relieve pain

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

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Promote health

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

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Negative effects of medicine on body

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

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FDA (Food and Drug Administration)

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Approves all medicines/drugs (safety)

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10
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Prescription medicine

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approval of doctor

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11
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Over-the-counter medicines

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no prescription needed

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12
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Opioids

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medications prescribed by doctors to treat persistent or severe pain

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Opioids are used for what

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Used for chronic headaches, backaches, and recovering from surgery

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14
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Most common forms

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Morphine Codeine and Fentanyl

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15
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Brand names

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Vicodin, Percocet and OxyContin

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16
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Most serious public ___ ___in the USA today

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health epidemic

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17
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Over how many deaths in the last 10 years

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1 million

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18
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How much percent of all drug overdoses in the last 2 years

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75%

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19
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Stimulants

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drugs that speed up the CNS

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20
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examples of stimulants

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Caffeine, Nicotine, Cocaine, Amphetamines, Methamphetamine

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Euphoria

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a feeling of intense well-being or elation

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22
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Crack cocaine (rock)

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

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23
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Amphetamines

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

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

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Methamphetamines (meth)

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

25
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Depressants

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drugs that tend to slow down the CNS

26
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What is the most common depressant

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Alcohol

27
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2 types of sedative medication

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

28
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strong tranquilizer!

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Rohypnol (date rape drug)

29
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Narcotics

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

30
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Heroin

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highly addictive narcotic that is processed from morphine

31
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Hallucinogens

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drugs that alter moods, thoughts, and sense perceptions, including vision, hearing, smell and touch

These drugs have no medical use!

32
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PCP

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considered one of the most dangerous of all drugs!

33
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LSD

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strong hallucinogen

34
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Designer drugs

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

35
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Most common designer drug

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Ecstasy

36
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Medicine misuse (don’ts)

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  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
37
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Substance/drug abuse

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Any unnecessary or improper use of chemical substances for nonmedical purposes

38
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Illegal drugs (street drugs)

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

39
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Anabolic - Androgenic steroids

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synthetic substances that are similar to the male sex hormone testosterone

40
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Anabolic

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muscle building

41
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Androgenic

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increased male characteristics

42
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What are the steroids used for?

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

43
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Factors that influence teen illegal drug use

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peer pressure
family
role models
media

44
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Health consequences of drugs

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Physical
Mental
Social

45
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Health consequences - physical

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hepatitis, HIV
*Overdose – strong, sometimes fatal reaction

46
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Health consequences - mental

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

47
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Health consequences - social

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effects relationships, lead to crime, suicide, etc

48
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Addiction cycle

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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

49
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Marijuana (Cannabis)

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

50
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Often the 1st drug teens experiment with after alcohol is

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gateway drug - leads to the use of other addictive drugs

51
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Raises the level of what

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dopamine (chemical which produces a pleasurable feeling)

52
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Contains more what then tobacco

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cancer - causing chemicals

53
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interferes with the what

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immune systems also increases infections

54
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Paranoia

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irrational suspiciousness or distrust of others

55
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Also causes what

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short term memory loss

56
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physical risks to reproductive system

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

57
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Inhalants

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substances whose fumes are sniffed and inhaled to alter the mind

58
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What can inhalants cause

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

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