Why do medicines and drugs have different effects on different people?

QOD 12/18/14

Why do medicines and

drugs have different effects

on different people?

MEDICINES VS. DRUGSDrugs – substances other than food that change the structure

or function of the body or mind.Medicines – drugs that are used to treat or prevent disease or other conditions.

MedicinesVaccine – preparation

introduced into the body to stimulate an immune response

Side effects – reactions to medicine other than the one intended

Medicines & Drugs

Tolerance – condition in which the body becomes used to the effect of a medicine

Withdrawal – occurs when a person stops using something that they have a chemical dependence for

Medicine Misuse Failing to follow instructions from

Dr. or package

Giving a prescription med. to a person for whom it was not prescribed

Taking someone else's prescription

Mixing medications

Medicine Misuse Discontinuing use

without informing your Dr.

Taking too much or too little of a medication

Taking a medication for shorter or longer than prescribed

Abuse is… Taking medicines to lose

weight Taking medicines to stay

awake. Taking someone else’s

prescription. Using OTC or

Prescription medicine at pill parties.

Medicine Abuse – intentionally taking medicines for non-medical reasons.

DRUG ABUSE

Illegal Drugs - Chemical substances that people of any age may not lawfully manufacture, possess, buy or sell.

Substance Abuse - Any unnecessary or improper use of chemical substances for non-medical purposes.

QOD 3/20/13

Explain the difference between medicine

misuse and medicine abuse.

Drug AbuseIllicit drug use – the use or

sale of any substance that is illegal or otherwise not permitted

Factors that Influence Use

Family Members

Peer Pressure

Role Models

Media Messages

Perceptions

QOD 5/19/14

After watching intervention, what

are some issues with addiction that stand

out to you?

Health Consequences

PhysicalOnce a drug enters the bloodstream, it can harm a person’s brain, heart, lungs, and other vital organs.

Mental/ EmotionalDrugs cloud reasoning and thinking and users lose control of their behavior.

Health ConsequencesSocial

Can have a negative effect on relationships with friends and family members.

Other termsOverdose – strong sometimes

fatal reaction to taking a large amount of a drug

Tolerance – when the body of a user needs more and more of the drug to get the same effect.

DRUG ABUSE – ADDICTION CYCLE

Psychological Dependence

Condition in which a person believes that a drug is needed in order to feel good or to function normally.

Physiological DependenceCondition in which the user has a chemical need for the drug.

Addiction - ?

Risks & Consequences

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Drug Abuse Psychoactive drugchemicals that affect the central nervous system and alter activity in the brain

Gateway DrugPsychoactive substance that leads the user to try other drugs.

Medicine ActivityCreate a bookmark

that gives information about the correct use of

medicines. Be creative, colorful

and neat.

Psychoactive Drug Types

Stimulantsstimulate or speed up the central nervous system

Depressantsdepress or slow down the central nervous system

Psychoactive Drug Types

Narcotics (Opiates)drugs that are available by prescription and are used to relieve pain

Hallucinogensalter moods, thoughts, and sense perceptions including vision, hearing, smell and touch

Other Types of DrugsInhalants

Psychoactive gases whose fumes are sniffed and inhaled to achieve mind altering effect

SteroidsSynthetic substances that are similar to the male sex hormone testosterone

NOT a psychoactive drug.

Other Types of Drugs

Designer DrugsSynthetic substances meant to imitate the effects of hallucinogens and other dangerous drugs

Consequences

On your sheet list 3 consequences to individuals

who are using drugs.

3 consequences to their family & friends

3 consequences to society and others