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 worksDrug: 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.Medicine: a Drug used to prevent or cure illness or disease, or to relieve pain. –Pain relievers, allergy pills,, eyedrops, cough syrup

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

How Drugs Enter the Body Drugs can enter the body in many ways.Drugs can enter the body in many ways.

How Drugs Affect the Body Dose: the amount of a drug taken at one time.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.

How Drugs Affect the Body Amount of the doseAmount of the dose Age of a personAge of a person Body weightBody weight Health of a personHealth of a person State of mind of a personState of mind of a person Other drugs in the bodyOther drugs in the body Side effectsSide effects

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

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

Drug Misuse The harmful use of a leagl drug that is not done on purpose.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

Drug Abuse Harmful use of any drug on purpose.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

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

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

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

Signs of Drug Abuse Talking about trying a drugTalking about trying a drug Lying about drug useLying about drug use Hiding drugsHiding drugs Smelling like alcoholSmelling like alcohol Suddenly getting into troubleSuddenly getting into trouble Spending time with peers who use drugs.Spending time with peers who use drugs.