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Drugs and Medicines

Drugs and Medicines. 6 th Grade Lesson 1 Page D4-D11. How Medicines Help You. Drug : a substance that changes the way the body or mind works Medicine: a Drug used to prevent or cure illness or disease, or to relieve pain. Pain relievers, allergy pills,, eyedrops, cough syrup.

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Drugs and Medicines

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  1. Drugs and Medicines 6th Grade Lesson 1 Page D4-D11

  2. How Medicines Help You • Drug: a substance that changes the way the body or mind works • Medicine: a Drug used to prevent or cure illness or disease, or to relieve pain. • Pain relievers, allergy pills,, eyedrops, cough syrup

  3. How Medicines Help You • Prescription Drug: a medicine that can be obtained only with a written order from a physician. • Over-the-Counter Drug: OTC- a medicine that can be purchased without a prescription.

  4. How Drugs Enter the Body • Drugs can enter the body in many ways. Absorption Injection Inhalation Swallowed

  5. How Drugs Affect the Body • Dose: the amount of a drug taken at one time. • Doses differ for age, body weight and other factors that determine a drug’s effect.

  6. How Drugs Affect the Body • Amount of the dose • Age of a person • Body weight • Health of a person • State of mind of a person • Other drugs in the body • Side effects

  7. How Drugs Affect the Body • Side effect: an unwanted reaction to a drug • Tolerance: a condition in which increasing amounts of a drug are needed to produce the desired effects

  8. What do you think? • All medicines are drugs, but not all drugs are medicines.

  9. Drug Misuse • The harmful use of a leagl drug that is not done on purpose. • Lack of knowledge • Not following instructions • Misread a label • Take after expiration date

  10. Drug Abuse • Harmful use of any drug on purpose. • Taking a higher dose than recommended • Using prescriptin drugs without a prescription • Using illegal drugs • Using alcohol or tobacco if underage

  11. Drug Dependence • A person craves a drug and uses it repeatedly. • Dependence can be physical, psychological, or both

  12. Physical Dependence • Repeated drug use that causes tolerance. • Not taking it could cause problems such as headaches, chills and nausea. These are known as withdrawal symptoms.

  13. Psychological Dependence • The repeated use of a drug for emotional or social reasons.

  14. Signs of Drug Abuse • Talking about trying a drug • Lying about drug use • Hiding drugs • Smelling like alcohol • Suddenly getting into trouble • Spending time with peers who use drugs.

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