Transcript DRUGS CAN CHANGE THE BODY AND MIND

DRUGS CAN CHANGE THE BODY
AND MIND
Health
Chapter 8
Drugs can help people get well
What is a medicine?
A drug people use to cure
or treat a certain health
problem.
ALL MEDICINES ARE
DRUGS, BUT NOT ALL
DRUGS ARE
MEDICINES.
There are many different
medicines.
Some are injected into
the body
Some are absorbed
through the skin.
Some come in the form of
pills, capsules, powders
or liquids and are
swallowed.
How Do Medicines Help People?
Some medicines
Cure disease
Relieve the symptoms
Each medicine makes some change in
the body
Example: Cough syrup
Some medicines have “side effects”
What are side effects?
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Unwanted and unneeded effects a
medicine may have
What Are Two Kinds of Medicines?
Prescription
A special order given by a
physician or another
qualified doctor for a
certain medicine
Prescriptions are
prepared by health
workers called
Pharmacists.
Over-the-Counter (OTC)
Medicines that can be
bought over the counter’
without a prescription
OTC medicines are used
to treat minor health
problems.
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Cold pills, cough syrups
How Can You Use Medicines Safely?
Never take any kind of medicine unless a parent, guardian,
or physician tells you to take it
Take the medicine exactly as directed
Always look for the answers to the following questions as
you read a set of directions for taking a medicine.
What symptoms does the medicine claim to relieve?
What is the dosage or correct amount of medicine to be taken at
one time?
How often can the medicine by taken?
Over how many days can it be taken?
What are the possible side effects?
Prescription Labels
Contain
Name of physician
Date the prescription was ordered
Name of the person who should take it
If your name is not on the label do not take the
medicine.
Prescriptions are ordered for only one person.
Taking a medicine without following the directions
and safety guidelines is called
What is the FDA?
In the early 1900’s the US government began to pass
laws that set safety standards for foods and medicines.
One law was the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act.
It made it illegal for companies to sell impure food and unsafe
medicines and cosmetics
The Food and Drug Administration enforces this law
More about the FDA
Another responsibility of the FDA is to approve new
medicines
Before the medicine can be sold the manufacturer must give test
results to the FDA.
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These tests must prove that the medicine is safe and that it works.
If the medicines meets all of the FDA standards the FDA gives
the manufacturer the approval to make the medicine.
The FDA continues to monitor the safety and effectiveness of the
medicine and if at any time the manufacturer fails to meet the
FDA standards the FDA will take the manufacturer to federal
court.
Dangers of Drug Abuse
Chapter 8
Section 2
What are the Effects of Drug Abuse?
What is Drug Abuse?
The repeated use of any
drug for the wrong
reasons
What is Drug Dependence?
The physical or
emotional need to take
one or more drugs
What is Physical Dependence?
Physical dependence is
when the body needs the
drug
Each time the effects of the
drug where off the person
feels pain or becomes ill.
These symptoms are caused
by withdrawal of the drug.
To avoid the pain of
withdrawal, the person keeps
using the drug.
What is Emotional Dependence?
Emotional dependence is
when a person thinks he or
she needs the drug.
Gives the person a false
sense of well-being.
Cannot stop thinking about
the drug
Each time the drug wears off
the person wants to feel it’s
effects again.
What is tolerance?
The body’s ability to get used to amounts of
certain drugs is tolerance.
When a person develops tolerance for a drug,
larger and larger amounts of the drug are
needed for the person to feel the original effects.
When a person continues to increase the
dosage of a drug they could take an overdose.
An overdose is a drug dose large enough to
cause serious harm to the body.
What are the effects of an overdose?
An overdose can cause
Pain
Loss of coordination
Death
The effects of the overdose
depend on the drug and the
person’s tolerance to the
drug.
The same drug can have
mild effects at one time and
cause death at another.
Why to Some People Abuse Drugs?
People abuse drugs for 4 different reasons
Some use a medicine for the wrong reasons
They take medicines without following directions
They take too much of the medicine or take it too often.
They may use the medicine checking with a physician.
Drug Abuse
When a person uses a drug and
knows they are harming themselves,
but continues to take the drug they
are known as DRUG ABUSERS.
Many people who abuse drugs
believe that they will only do so for a
short while.
These people take the drug every
day and think they can stop
whenever they wish.
When they finally try to stop they
cannot.
How does Drug Abuse Affect People
Other than the Drug Abuser?
Drug abuse worsens
relationships with family
and friends.
People who abuse drugs
have an effect on their
community as well.
The drug abuser
“borrows” or steals from
family and friends in
order to get money for
drugs
Communities spend
millions of dollars each
year to arrest drug
abusers.