Transcript Drug Lecture Notes

Drug Notes
Health
Terms
Tolerance -• Resistance to a poison
• The capacity to absorb a drug
continuously in large doses without
negative effect
Withdrawal –
• Discontinuation of the use of an addictive
substance
Drug Categories
Illegal Drugs –
Drugs that are against the law to
manufacture, possess, buy or sell.
Usually have no medical purpose
Made and used for recreational purposes
Synthetic Drugs –
Chemical substances produced in a lab.
Gateway Drugs –
Drugs that lead to more serious drug use
Ex – Alcohol to Cocaine use
Designer Drugs –
A drug with properties and effects similar to
a known hallucinogen or narcotic but
having an altered chemical structure
Created to evade restrictions against illegal
substances
Look – Alike Drug –
Drug made to look like another but not give
the same effects.
Prescription Drugs –
Available only with written instructions from
a doctor or dentist to a pharmacist
Over the Counter Drugs –
Drugs that may be purchased without a
doctors note
Drug Classifications
Narcotics
Depressants
Stimulants
Hallucinogens
Steroids
Inhalants
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Scheduling
• For controlled substances
Schedule I – high potential for abuse & has no medical use
LSD, Marijuana, Heroin, Salvia
Schedule II – high potential for abuse, some medical uses,
severe psychological dependence
Morphine, PCP, Cocaine
Schedule III – potential for abuse, has medical uses, moderate
dependence
Steroids, Codeine, Tylenol
Schedule IV – low abuse, has medical uses
Xanax, Valium
Schedule V – low abuse, medical uses
OTC cough medicine
Over the Counter
• Anti-inflammatory- controls swelling &
inflammation
• Analgesic- decreases pain
• Anti-pyretic- decreases fever, body temp.
• Anti-histamine- reduces the effect of
chemical histamines on various tissues by
blocking the receptor sites
Anti - Inflammatory
IBUPROFEN
Effects1) decrease swelling
2) decrease pain
3) decrease fever
takes 7-10 days to build functional level in
the body
Analgesic
ACETAMINOPHEN
Effects1) analgesic
2) anti-pyretic
3) anti-inflammatory
Positivesdoesn’t thin the blood
no GI distress
best for pain relief
Anti-pyretic
ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID
Effects1) reduces fever
2) reduces pain
3) reduces swelling
Problems1) Reyes Syndrome
2) Thins the blood- interferes with the clotting
mechanism
3) Can develop allergic reactions (nosebleeds, hives)
4) GI distress
Other side effects- heartburn, nausea, tinnitus, headache,
diarrhea
Anti-histamine
Histamines- cause irritation and swelling to
the mucous membranes and spasm to
smooth bronchial muscles
Problems1) banned by the NCAA/USOC
2) cause drowsiness
3) slowed reaction time