Types of Drugs
A medicine that is sold legally in pharmacies and other stores without a doctor’s prescription ________________.
Over the counter drugs
Medicine travels through all parts of your body through the ________________.
Substances that people sniff deeply to get high are called _______________ .
inhalants
What is a short term effect of smoking?
Trouble breathing, coughing, bad smell etc.
True or False: All medicines are drugs.
True
A drug that can be obtained only with a written order from a doctor and can be purchased only at a pharmacy __________
Prescription
This medicine can be bought only with an order from a doctor.
prescription
Which part of the human body is damaged most by smoking tobacco?
The respiratory system
Many substances in tobacco are linked to which disease _______.
cancer
Using a medicine on your own without talking to a doctor is called ___________.
self medication
A chemical substance that people of any age may not lawfully manufacture, possess, buy, or sell.
illegal drugs
The last date that a medicine should be used is its
Side effects are ____________________.
unwanted effects of a medicine.
Taking more than the prescribed amount of a drug
Misuse
The correct amount of a medicine to take is called
dosage.
Legal drugs that help the body fight injury, illness, or disease.
Medicine
Taking medicine without following the directions is called _____________ .
Name two reasons why people should not use illegal drugs.
Illegal drugs can:
ruin their health
destroy their families
go to jail
These drugs are not medicines and they are against the law to have, use, sell, or buy.
illegal drugs