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DRUGS

DRUGS. The Drug Unit. Personal Pollutants. BRAINPOP VIDEO CLIP. http://www.brainpop.com/health/personalhealth/drugabuse/. 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?.

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DRUGS

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  1. DRUGS

  2. The Drug Unit Personal Pollutants

  3. BRAINPOP VIDEO CLIP • http://www.brainpop.com/health/personalhealth/drugabuse/

  4. Definition of a Drug? • A chemical substance that, when taken into the body, will change functioning of the body/mind in some way.

  5. 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.

  6. Examples of a Legal Drug? • Over the Counter Drug- a drug that can be purchased without a prescription • 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.

  7. 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

  8. Illegal Drug Use- is the wrong use, possession, manufacture, or sale of controlled drugs; and the use possession, manufacture, or sale for illegal drugs. 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.

  9. Examples of a illegal Drug? Inhalants Marijuana Cocaine Meth Crack

  10. How is a drug taken into the body? • By Mouth • Inhaled • Smoked • Injected • Applied to Skin

  11. 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.

  12. 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

  13. 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.

  14. 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. • 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.

  15. 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, andspirits.

  16. 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.

  17. Any Questions about Drug?

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