Drugs as Medicines
Substances taken into the body that change one or more of the body’s functions
drugs
What doe FDA stand for?
Food and Drug Administration
Tetrahydrocannabinol, that active drug in marijuana is also known as...
THC
requiring larger amounts of a drug to get the same affect is known as...
tolerance
depressants that slow the central nervous system including respiration, blood pressure, and body temperature
Barbiturates
drugs used to help cure diseases or lessen disease severity, relieve symptoms
medicines
Describe what safe and effective means when it come to medication
-safe means causes no harm
-effective means it does what it is supposed to do
the most frequently abused drug that is semi-legal in NJ is...
Marijuana
The 3 letter abbreviation for a medication that does not need a prescription and can be purchased by a consumer at a drug store or supermarket is...
OTC
give an example of an opiate...
Codeine - commonly used for suppressing coughs
Morphine - prescribed as a painkiller
Heroin - narcotic derived from morphine
Oxycodone - time-released painkiller
aspirin, Tylenol, Advil and Alleve are all examples of what type of medication not needing a prescription
OTC/pain relievers
antibiotics are used to treat viral or bacterial infections?
bacterial
Name a health benefits of THC
-combats nausea from cancer treatments
-reduces eye swelling from glaucoma (eye disease)
The definition of drug synergy is...
the combined action of two drugs greater than their individual action
the most well known hallucinogenic drug that was very popular during the Woodstock era (late 1960s/early 1970s) but is still around today
LSD
When a drug does something else other than what it is supposed to do it is said to have what type of effect
side (effect)
A drug that kills pain and may cause a loss of consciousness during a surgery is called...
Anesthesia
what kind of drug can be made cheaply with OTC ingredients in amateur laboratories which is why pharmacist track sales of some OTCs
Meth (methmphetamines)
Drugs that don't need a prescription can be harmful if...
not taken per directions or allergic/have side effects
Usually household cleaner or commercial product fumes sniffed to cause a high
inhalants
Oral route, transdermal and injection are all examples of what
way drugs/medications can be taken
A product found in soda, coffee and energy drinks and raises heart rate and blood pressure is called
caffeine
commonly a white powdered substance that is snorted and is a dangerous/deadly stimulant that comes from the coca bush
cocaine
Describe what antagonist drugs do
opposes the action of another drug
A variety of drugs abused at dance clubs and all-night parties
club drugs