9th Grade POSTER Health Enhancement
Over the Counter (OTC) Research
*****Answer these questions on a separate sheet of paper!!*****
This project is designed enhance your understanding of 5 W’s of legal drugs (Who, What, When, Where, & Why)? Legal drugs are
substances that are used to treat or prevent diseases. They are also used to relieve; pains, to help control physical and mental ailments,
and even to help diagnose illnesses. You will develop your understanding by researching information based on the outline below. This
POSTER PROJECT will help the reader understand what happens when a person becomes accustom to over the counter drugs that
exist in our everyday markets & pharmacies. You will also elaborate about the Physiological dependence (a condition that occurs
over time & causes user to believe that the drug is needed in order to feel good or function normally) if one exists with your product.
Directions: go to a local market or grocery store and read the materials listed on any OTC product. If you have some in the medicine
cabinet at home that is fine. DO NOT BRING DRUGS TO SCHOOL, only bring box! Use information from the outline below to
answer specific questions and type information in WORD document by following directions. Save at school and follow font directions
for when we assemble information as a class. Best of Luck and be creative!
Drug vocabulary:
Tolerance:
Physiological dependence:
Body becomes accustom to drug and causes the user to experience a need for more and
more drugs to achieve the desired effect or high.
A condition that occurs over time and causes user to believe that drug is needed in order
to feel good or function normally.
Sections on Poster
Introduction & Product:
-Name of brand
-Where you obtain it?
-Non Drowsy or Drowsy (AM or PM & mg’s)
-Basic information (dosage & amount)
-Made in what country?
-Major Distributor
-Product of what chain company?
-Child Resistant Packaging? Yes or NO?
Drug Facts (back of the box):
-Active Ingredients
-Directions
-Purpose
-Other Information
-Soft gel or synthetic
-Inactive ingredients
-Uses
-Lot Number & Expirations (Shelf life)
-Warnings (overdose & do not use description)
-Doctor recommendations if you have health problems
-Doctor or Pharmacist before you use
-When using this product (exceed or not to exceed dosage)
-Stop use and ask doctor
Side Effects (Short term & Long term use):
-List Short & Long Term side effects for a person using this product.
-Does this product create a Physiological or Psychological Dependence?
-Addictive, yes or no? Tell me why?
Mixed use (Pro’s & Con’s of using this product):
-If mixed with Alcohol list problems.
-If mixed with another OTC drug, list problems.
Latency Period: The amount of time it takes from ingesting a substance, until you begin to feel its effect.
“The larger amount of a substance in blood stream the stronger the effects.”
-An individual can reach the maximum positive effect dose but their level still continue rise resulting negative side effects.
Drug Interactions
Additive: Occurs when two or more drugs combine to produce an effect greater than effect of either drug taken alone.
Additive: 1 + 1= 2
Synergistic (hyper-additive): 1+1=6
Potentiatinga drug with no effect is combined with another drug to cause a toxic effect.
Antagonistic- one drug weakens or cancels out the effect of another drug.
In this section, tell me what happens if a person mixes this product with another and briefly list side affects?
Date Assigned: March 11th, 2013
Date Due: April 8th, 2013
9th Grade POSTER Health Enhancement
Classification of Product: Hallucinogen, opiates, stimulants, depressants? Find out what it is?
-Find out if this product is addictive?
-How does it affect the CNS (central nervous system)?
-Tell me what hormones are released by body when drug is in use?
Dopamine:
activated by stimulants
Serotonin:
activated by LSD
GABA:
activated by alcohol & other depressants
Endorphins:
activated by narcotics.
How Does it Enter the Body:
Absorption through Membranes
*(Intranasal) - Absorption through mucous membranes in the nose?
*(Sublingual) Absorption occurs under the tongue?
*(Transdermal) Absorption occurs through the skin?
-Oral Administration, Injection, Intravenous, Inhalation, Subcutaneous, Intramuscular?
-Explain the absorption process, how you take it?
Poster Font Criteria:
Section Size: 72-130
Letter Size: (under section titles): 22-36
Font Style: Time New Roman (only choice)
Pictures: 1 caption with picture allowed for each section.
Sources:
(Everything has to be accurately cited on Bibliography page, and you need to have up to 5 sources)
ALL SOURCES NEEDS TO BE TYPED UP IN A WORD DOCUMENT!
*2 Journal/Article/ Notes/ Books
*3 Internet Sources
Example of what the poster will look like……. Sections Must be Ordered like this!
How it enters the Body
Introduction
Timeline of Events
Title/ Name
Product
Drug Facts
Picture
Box
Interesting Facts & Medical Information
Drug Facts additional
Mixed Use
Classification of Product
Side Effects
Sources Section
Date Assigned: March 11th, 2013
Date Due: April 8th, 2013