Medicine How medicine can help in our lives?

Benefits of medicines Medicines are drugs that are used to treat or prevent disease or other conditions. Drugs are substances other than food that change the structure or function of the body or mind. 1.Drugs can stupefy the mind unlike medicines. 2.Drugs have a potential of addiction while medicines (in the general sense) don’t lead to such.

Drugs vs medicine 3.The term “drugs” (either for therapeutic or non- therapeutic purposes) is nowadays thought to have a more negative connotation. 4.Drugs are substances that can still cure diseases to some extent but can have severe adverse effects if used more than what’s necessary. 5.Medicine can be a field of study whose graduates are called physicians or M.D.’s

How is medicine used USE-appropriate use of drug or medicine. Benefit Preventing disease Contracting specific disease Pain relief Neutralize the effects of toxins. USE-appropriate use of drug or medicine. Benefit Preventing disease Contracting specific disease Pain relief Neutralize the effects of toxins. Abuse- intentionally taking medications for nonmedical reasons. Misuse- involves using a medicine in ways other than the intended use. Abuse- intentionally taking medications for nonmedical reasons. Misuse- involves using a medicine in ways other than the intended use.

OPIUM MORPHINE HEROIN OXYMORPHONE (Lortab) CODEINE HYDROCODONE (VICODIN ) THEBAINE ( PERCOCET) Oxycodone (OxyContin) CLASSIFYING MAJOR OPIOID DRUGS

$400 Peruvian farmers paid for 400 pounds of coca leaves which takes one pound of cocaine $1500 When refined cocaine leaves Colombia for Mexico $20,000 sold across the US border in New York wholesale. $40,000 when bought on the street in small doses.

Olive oil as a painkiller? What similar chemicals does olive oil and pain killers have? What negative points does the article say about olive oil? What did you learn from the article? Do you agree with the article?

Vocabulary Sobriety- living without alcohol. Alcoholic-an addict who is dependent on alcohol. Leukoplakia- thickened, white, leathery looking spots on the inside of the mouth that develop into oral cancer. Environmental tobacco smoke- air that has been contaminated by tobacco smoke. Nicotine- the addictive drug found in tobacco Addictive drug-a substance that causes physiological or psychological dependence. Depressant- a drug that slows the central nervous system. Stimulant- A drug that increases the action of the central nervous system, the heart, and other organs. Intoxication- The state in which the body is poisoned by alcohol or another substance. Binge drinking - Drinking five or more alcoholic drinks at one sitting. Carcinogen- a cancer causing substance. Recovery- the process of learning to live an alcohol free life.