OTC
What does OTC stand for? Give me an example of 3 different OTC medicines.
What is over the counter, nyquil, ibuprofen, aleve, pepto-bismo, laxatives, etc...
What are antibiotics?
What is a drug that kills bacteria and other microorganisms? Biotic= living things Anti living things, mainly bacteria.
Define refusal skills, things you use refusal skills for on a daily basis without thinking about it
What are skills we can use to refuse certain things we don't want to engage in? What are taking out the trash, hanging out with that person you don't want to hangout with, doing your homework, etc...
Physical signs of addiction to look out for
What is frequent nosebleeds, constant glossy and bloodshot eyes, rapid weight loss, yellow/stained teeth, sunken cheek bones, impaired coordination, track marks, etc...
Knowing what we know about how addiction starts, how can we reverse the addiction.
What is we lower the dose on a weekly basis in order to wean off the drug of choice?
What is they are easily accesssible, work wonders for minor issues, fairly cheap, low risk for abuse, etc..
Use for antibioitics
What is to treat bacterial infections such as strep throat, an ear infection, keeping an open wound clean during the healing process, curing several STI's
Qualities of a good refusal.
What is meaning what we say, has a reason, provides an alternative activity, and can use humore to diffuse the tension?
Behavioral signs of addiction to look out for
What is dissappearing for long periods of time with no warning, suddenly abandoning responsibilities, neglecting personal hygeine, asking for money, remaining distant, etc...
What is a common drug that is used to help people wean off of opioids?
Name two cons to OTC medicine
What is they CAN be abused (but not likely for a good reason), can overdose on certain OTC medication, easily accessible, no age requirement for most OTC medicine, etc..
What is the problem we're creating with our use, and misuse of antibiotics?
What is antibiotic resistance?
Qualities of a bad refusal.
What is incites anger in the person applying pressure, what is cuts you off from a good friend group, what is puts down other people around you, what is weak and half-hearted?
Do's of reaching out to a potential addict
What is frame it as a medical issue, keep it positive, let them know you care, make sure they understand there is a problem, what is help them find treatment?
How would you help your 16 year old friend who is developing an addiction to cigarettes right now smoking at least 5 a day wean off the cigarettes and eventually stop smoking altogether?
What is let them know they're developing an addiction, make them aware of the problems their addiciton is causing (Smell like smoke in class, bad smokers breath, late to class because you're busy smoking, etc...), help them identify when they are smoking their cigarettes and try to reduce their intake one cigarette at a time. Week 1: 4 cigarettes a day, cut out the early morning one, week 2: 3 cigarettes a day, cut out the early morning one and lunch cigarette, Week 3: 2 cigarettes a day, cut out the morning, lunch, and after school cigarettes, Week 4: etc...... you get the picture.
What is the common OTC drug that is used in most pain relievers as a NSAID but in high/frequent doses can cause issues? Name of the drug and the issues it can cause?
What is acetaminophen? What is liver damage in high/frequent doses?
The mechanism that bacteria become resistant to antibiotics, what we have to do about it
What is we give livestock small doses of antibiotics constantly and the bugs they come in contact with are always given a chance to learn how to fight those antibiotics? What is we as humans don't take our prescriptions completely and the bugs we're trying to kill in us just get smarter and develop better defenses? This leads us to spend time and money developing new antibiotics to fight the newly equipped bacteria.
Namd three different refusal skills we went over on Tuesday.
What is say no firmly, what is walk away, what is strength in numbers, what is make an excuse, what is use humor, what is avoid the situation, what is cold shoulder/ignore, etc...
Don'ts of reaching out to a potential addict?
What is place blame on them, what is preach or lecture, set unrealistic expectations, give up, etc...
Different treatment options for overcoming an addiction and the pros and cons of each
What is self treatment, cheap and easy to do for people with mild addictions, can be tough for people with serious problems?
What is rehab centers, a lot of the times they use the best methods to wean people off their drug addicitions and find therapeutic activities for them to do while going through it, however they are super expensive and can label anything as a 'treatment' and charge your insurance for it?
What is group meetings, they meet on a regular basic which holds people accountable, especially people without a strong support system, they can lean on each other. However, putting people with similiar addiction problems in the same room can lead to some issues of them relapsing in groups.
Sum up OTC medicine in your own words, uses, misuses, why it's good, but also why it can be bad.
What is it can be a great way to cure minor medical problems like a headache, or a rash from poison ivy, or if you're having trouble passing stool, however it can be misused by people seeking a 'high', as well as it can be misused by people who wish to be dead, it's good because it's cheap and accessible, but it's bad because it's cheap and accessible and can have other uses other than its intended use?
Things we can do in order to minimize the problem of antibiotic resistance.
What is take our antibiotic prescriptions in their entirety? What is don't use antibiotics for viral infections? (that won't work) What is stop giving livestock doses of antibiotics constantly?!
You and your group have 30 seconds to come up with a skit of one of you refusing to engage in smoking cannabis with a group of upperclassmen at a football game.
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How can you help
What is help them recognize there is a problem, show them the problems that are occuring due to their use, be honest with them, offer to help find treatment options, stick with them through the length of it, etc...
You and your group have 30 seconds to come up with a skit about you approaching a friend who seems to be experimenting heavily with prescription pain pills
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