DRUGS
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Definition of a Drug?
• A chemical substance that, when taken
into the body, will change functioning of
the body/mind in some way.
Definition of a Legal
Drug?
• meaning doctors are allowed to
prescribe them for patients, stores can
sell them, and people are allowed to
buy them.
Examples of a Legal Drug?
• Over the Counter Drug- a drug that can be purchased without a prescription
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Advil
Tylenol
Motrin
Benadryl
Sudafed
• Prescription Drugs- is a medicine that can be obtained only with a written
order from a licensed health professional.
– OxyContin
– Xanax
– Ritalin
• Cigarettes-In the United States, adults 18 and older can buy cigarettes
• Alcohol- In the United States those 21 and older can buy alcohol.)
• *But smoking and excessive drinking are not healthy for adults and are off
limits for kids.
• Read the label and follow directions.
• Ask if you have questions.
• Take medicines exactly as prescribed. If the
instructions say take one tablet four times a day,
don't take two tablets twice a day. It's not the same.
• Always follow your doctor's or pharmacist's
instructions.
• Never share prescription medicine with anyone
else
Definition of an illegal Drug?
•A drug whose production or use is
prohibited by the government.
•Illegal drugs are drugs that are made and
used purely for their effects and are
harmful to the body.
Examples of a illegal Drug?
Inhalants
Marijuana
Meth
Cocaine
Crack
How is a drug taken into the
body?
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By Mouth
Inhaled
Smoked
Injected
Applied to Skin
What are harmful Effects of drug
abuse?
• Physical Health:
– Sleeplessness
– Irritability
– damage to the body organs, death
• Mental/emotional health:
– Drugs kill brain cells interfering with the user’s ability to think
– drugs can cause depression
– low self-esteem.
• Social health
– Lose interest in school
– withdraw from family and friends
– get involved with the wrong crowd.
What is withdrawal?
Signs and symptoms
• Withdrawal- a condition that occurs when a person with a
physical dependence stops the drug.
• Signs and Symptoms
– Vomiting
– Restless/Shaking
– Losing Sleep
– Depression
– Severe Stomach Cramping
What is Drug Tolerance?
• The change in the body’s response to the drug
so that larger and larger doses are needed for
the same desired effect.
What is a stimulant?
• Drugs that speed up body functions (like the
heart and lungs) so they become faster than
normal
• Examples:
– Caffeine-a legal drug that is found in chocolate,
coffee, tea, soda, prescription drugs, and OTC drugs.
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Cocaine and Crack-a high addictive drug ob
obtained from the leave of the coca bush.
– Amphetamines (speed)- chemically manufactured
drugs that are highly addictive.
Depressants
• Drugs that slow down body functions so
they become slower than normal.
• Examples:
– Marijuana-a drug containing THC that impairs
short term memory and changes moods
– Inhalants- chemicals that are breathe in and
produced immediate effects
– Alcohol- An alcoholic beverage is a drink that
contains ethanol (commonly called alcohol).
Alcoholic beverages are divided into three
general classes: beer, wine, and spirits.
Hallucinogens
• Drugs that changes how a person’s brain
works. A person may see, hear, smell, taste,
and feel things that do not exist.
• Examples:
– LSD- hallucinogen that is often sold in powder,
tablet, or capsule form. Flashbacks can be
produced
– PCP-also known as angel dust, body actions to
speed up or slow down.
– Ecstasy (MDMA)- is an illegal drug that
can act as a stimulant as well as a hallucinogen.
Any Questions about Drug?