Drugs
Drugs as Medicines
Drugs and the Brain
Vocab
key ideas
100
any substance that causes a change in a peron's physical or psychological state.
What is drug
100
describes a drug or medicine that affects the brain and changes how a person percieves, thinks, or feels
What is psychoactive
100
a condition in which a person can no longer control his and her drug use
What is addiction
100
any affect that is caused by a drug and that is different from the drug's intended effect
What is side effect
100

Describe how drugs can change the way the brain

disrupting communication between neurons via neurotransmitters.

200
any drug used to cure, prevent, or treat illness and discomfort
What is medicine
200
a medicine made by a company other than the company that developed the original medicine
What is generic medicine
200
a condition in which a user needs more of a drug to feel the same effect felt when first using the drug
What is drug tolerance
200
a written order from a doctor for a specific medicine
What is presciption
200

Describe how drugs can affect your emotions.

disrupting neurotransmitters in the brain, which alters communication between nerve cells.

300
What does OTC stand for
What is Over the Counter
300
name 2 of the 4 items that a prescription tells you
What is the dose, when you should take it, how often, the length of time you should be taking the medicine
300
a state in which the body relies on a given drug in order to function
What is physical dependence
300
any medicine that can be bought without a precription
What is Over the Counter medicine
300

Identify the term that is not a stage in the path to addiction. 

a. tolerance            c. drug use

b. dependence        d. side effect

side effect

400
give me two ways drugs can enter the body
What is implanted pumps, inhalation, injection, transdermal patches, ingestion, topical application
400
Describe 2 of the 3 problems that can occur when taking medicines
What is allergic reactions, side effects, and drug interactions
400
Why should someone not even start taking drugs
What is to avoid an addiction
400
what does FDA stand for
What is Federal Drug Administration
400

State reasons why addiction can be difficult to overcome.

 due to the development of both physical and psychological dependence on the drug.

500
name the three qualities that make a drug a medicine
What is effectiveness, safety, and minor side effects
500
the chemical component that gives a medicine its action
What is active ingredient
500
tell me the path to addiction
What is drug use, tolerance, dependence, addiction
500
uncomfortable physical and psychological symptoms produced when a physically dependent drug user stops using drugs
What is withdrawl
500

Describe the relationship between physical dependence and withdrawal

physical dependence is a physiological state resulting from chronic substance use where the body requires a drug to function normally. Withdrawal is the occurrence of uncomfortable physical and psychological symptoms when a physically dependent individual ceases or reduces drug use

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