1. Chapter 16/18 Drugs/Alcohol

2. Formula to Follow No more 3drinks/occasion No more than 2/wk Drink on full stomach Metabolize 1 drink/hour

3. Bodies Defense Taste bad Throw up Pass out

4. Drug Use Quick fix –Headache, stomach ache, fatigue, mood Need to change lifestyle

5. Drugs Defined Substance alters biological process –Increase, decrease, start, or stop body process Classified-biological effect –Diuretic, analgesic, stimulant

6. How They Work Drugs hook to cell protein receptors Resemble natural chemical Prevent or increase release neurotransmitters

7. Side Effects Unintended action Drug binds to several cells

8. Contraindication Medical reason not to take a drug –Pregnant, age, taking another drug

9. Route Administration Ingest Inhale Inject absorb

10. Metabolism Liver- destroys Kidney/lungs-eliminate

11. Effectiveness Therapeutic Index- how safe –Effective dose(ED50)- effective in 50% –Lethal dose(LD50)- lethal dose in 50% LD50/ED50 Want large difference

12. Legal Use Prescription= $100 billion/yr Non-prescription=$12 billion/yr Most sold=psychoactive drugs –Sleeping, mood altering

13. Printed Advertisement Heavy regulated –Effectiveness, side effects, precaution, contraindications TV and Internet –Little regulated