MEDICINES

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MEDICINES DRUGS

• Drugs
• anything that changes the body or mind
• Medicine
• drugs that prevent or treat illnesses
• Pills, liquids, injections, topical applications
• Prescription
• Doctor gives permission to use monitors
• OTC
• Over The Counter, found in most stores

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CLASSIFICATIONS

• Prevent
• vaccines
• Fight
• antibiotics, antivirals, antifungals
• Relieve
• analgesics-aspirin, ibuprofen, acetaminophen,
  cortico-steriods
• Maintain
• allergy medicine, MH medicine, body regulating

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PRESCRIPTION LABEL

• Names
• Doctor, patient, pharmacy, medicine
• Numbers
• Phone of above, prescription, pills, refills
• Expiration date
• Warnings
• Do not operate heavy machinery Take with food
• NO SIDE EFFECTS

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EFFECTS

• Side effects
• Any effects other than what it is intended to do
• Tolerance
• Body becomes used to medicine needs more
• Withdrawal
• Symptoms that occur when stop using
• Abuse
• Improper use, sharing with others, not following
  directions

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ADDICTION CYCLE

• 1) first use
• 5)ADDICTION 2) tolerance
• 4)physiological 3) psychological
• dependence dependence

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CONSEQUENCES-SELF

• Physical
• Addiction, sickness, death
• Social
• Loss of friends, family members, job
• Mental
• Addicition, decreased self esteem

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CONSEQUENCES - OTHERS

• Society
• 160 million-medical bills, loss of work hours,
  accidents, jail time
• Family Friends
• Increase in domestic violence, birth defects,
  divorce, neglect

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ILLEGAL DRUGS

• Psychoactive
• Stimulants speed up CNS Speed
• Depressants slow down CNS Marijuana
• Narcotics opiates to relieve pain Heroin
• Hallucinogens alter moods thoughts XTC
• Inhalants sniffing, huffing fumes
• Anabolic Steroids muscle building