Lesson: Using Medicines Wisely Welcome 9 th graders from Gainesville High School! By: Kemi Dada, Kathy Lertsuwankul, Ashley Sansaricq, Scotty Pepper, Terri Keith, and Karen Hamilton

Medicinal Safety Measures

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) The FDA is in charge of establishing:  Required drugs  Process of drugs  Market distribution policy  Regulation laws

Percentage of people and drug use

Types of Medicinal Drugs  Prescription drugs  Over-the-counter (OTC) drugs  Illicit Drugs  Dietary Supplements  Not regulated by the FDA

Prescription Drugs  A doctor must write a prescription to obtain these drugs.  Examples: Xanax, OxyContin, Valium and Adderal

Prescription Drug Use Among Kids Video

Over-the-counter (OTC)  Drugs you can buy at your local drug store or supermarket  Examples: anything from aspirin and sunscreens to anti-dandruff shampoo

Illicit Drugs  Drugs that are illegal  Examples: Marijuana, Cocaine and Heroin

Dietary Supplements  Drugs that may help enhance your body but are not regulated by the FDA.  Examples: many vitamins and minerals, amino acid pills, Creatine

The Controlled Substance Act of 1970 Classification of medicine due to use and potential of abuse

Schedule I  Drugs with a high tendency for abuse and no accepted medical use  Examples: Marijuana, Heroin, Ecstasy and LSD

Schedule II  Drugs with a high tendency for abuse but may have some medical use, easily produce addiction with chronic use  Examples: Cocaine, Opium, Morphine, Amphetamines and Methamphetamines

Schedule III  Drugs that have less potential for abuse or addiction than drugs in the first two schedules and have a currently accepted medical use  Examples: Anabolic steroids, Codeine, Ketamine, and Hydrocodone with Aspirin

Schedule IV  Drugs that have a low potential for abuse, a currently accepted medical use, and a low chance for addiction  Examples: Valium, Xanax, Phenobarbital, and Rohypnol (Date Rape Drug)

Schedule V  Drugs that have a lower chance of abuse than Schedule IV drugs, have a currently accepted medical use in the US, and lesser chance or side effects of dependence compared to Schedule IV drugs  Examples: cough suppressants with Codeine.  Schedule V drugs are regulated but generally do not require a prescription

Misuse vs. Abuse

Drug Misuse  Using drugs for purposes other than originally intended

Drug Abuse  Used in a manner, amounts, or situation such that the drug use causes problems or increases the chances of problems occurring

Labeling What do these mean? What do these mean?

Medicine Safety Tips

Things to remember…  Throw away expired medicines  Effectiveness is lost  Potentially dangerous if ingested

Things to remember…  Never place medicine in unlabeled containers

Things to remember…  Keep away from children  Store in an out of reach place  Don’t tamper or disable the child-resistant cap on the medicine container