Types of Medication
Medication you can buy without a prescription
What are over-the-counter (OTC) drugs?
Taking medication exactly as directed
What is medication adherence?
When two medications affect each other
What is drug interaction?
Taking medication differently than directed
What is drug misuse?
Taking ibuprofen for a headache
What is proper medication use?
Medicine that requires a doctor's order
What are prescription drugs?
Who should you ask before mixing medications
Who is a doctor or a pharmacist?
A normal but unintended effect of medicine
What is a side effect?
Using drugs to get high or illegally
What is drug abuse?
Taking a friend's ADHD medication for a test
What is drug misuse?
Drugs were restricted due to the high risk of abuse
What are controlled substances?
Why should you not take someone else's prescription
What is it may be unsafe or the wrong dosage?
A harmful or unexpected reaction to medicine
What is adverse drug reaction?
Needing more of a drug to feel the same effect
What is tolerance?
Mixing medication without asking a doctor
What is dangerous behavior?
The agency that regulates controlled substances in the US
What is the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)?
A safe habit when picking up refilled medication
What is checking it looks the same as before?
Taking more medicine than the body can handle
What is an overdose?
The body physically needing a drug
What is dependence?
Why athletes might misuse drugs
What is pressure to perform?
One reason controlled substances are regulated
What is high potential for abuse or addiction?
Why stopping medication early can be dangerous
What is it may not fully treat the illness or cause resistance?
What is polypharmacy?
Being unable to stop using a drug despite harm
What is addiction?
The goal of treatment programs?
What is sobriety?