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Objectives
• Explain how drugs affect people
• Describe how reactions to a drug can vary.
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Lesson 2 Medicine
Objectives
• Compare the terms drug and medicine.
• Explain the difference between prescription and
over-the-counter medicines.
• List three things you can do to use medicines
safely.
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Drugs Change the Mind and Body
• A drug is any substance other than food that
changes a person’s physical or psychological state.
• Unlike food, drugs do not provide your body with
any nutrients that are necessary for life.
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Drugs Are Unpredictable
• Different People, Different Reactions Different
people can react differently to the same drug.
• Different Times, Different Reactions The same
person can react differently to the same drug at
different times.
• Body Weight Body weight plays a major part in
determining a drug’s effects.
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You can ask a parent or trusted adult for help in finding information about the risks of taking drugs.
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What Is a Medicine?
• Treating Medical Problems A medicine is a drug
that is used to cure, treat, or prevent pain, disease,
and illness.
• Using Medicines Safely Following instructions
from a doctor or a medicine’s label will help you use
medicines safely.
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Different Forms of Medicine
• Medicines come in many forms. Medicine can take
the form of a:
1. pill
2. liquid
3. powder
4. syrup
5. patch
6. cream
7. spray
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Over-the-Counter Medicine
• Any medicine that can be purchased without a
doctor’s permission is called an over-the-counter
medicine.
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Prescription Medicine
• Medicine that can be bought only if a doctor orders
its use is called prescription medicine.
• To get prescription medicine, you must have written
instructions, known as a prescription, from your
doctor.
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Reading a Medicine Label
• Reading medicine labels can help you use
medicines safely. Both over-the-counter medicines
and prescription medicines have detailed
instructions on their labels.
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Taking too much of some medicines can be deadly.
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Using Medicines Safely
When taking medicine, follow these rules:
• Follow all of the instructions.
• Never mix medicines unless a doctor tells you to do
so.
• Be aware of your allergies.
• Ask an adult before taking any medicine.
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Lesson 3 Illegal Drugs
Objectives
• Describe the dangerous effects of marijuana.
• List six health problems caused by inhalants.
• Explain why anabolic steroids are dangerous.
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Marijuana
• Smoking marijuana can make people nervous and
can raise their heart rate.
• Marijuana can increase a person’s risk of
developing infections.
• Marijuana makes it difficult to concentrate.
• Long-term use of marijuana can damage the lungs.
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Inhalants are chemical products that have strong fumes, or odors. Inhalants can cause dizziness, nosebleeds, nausea, headaches, brain damage, and, in some cases, death.
Inhalants
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Anabolic Steroids
• Anabolic steroids cause fast weight gain and
muscle growth. But these drugs also increase one’s
risk of having a stroke or heart attack.
• Other effects include high blood pressure, liver and
kidney tumors, and serious acne.
• In men, steroids can cause enlarged breasts and
genital shrinking.
• In women, steroids can cause facial hair and a
deep voice.
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Stimulants and Depressants
• Any drug that speeds up the activity of the body
and the brain is a stimulant.
• Stimulants increase blood pressure, breathing rate,
and heart rate.
• Stimulants can speed up body processes too
much, causing heart attacks, strokes, and death.
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Stimulants and Depressants
• Any drug that causes activity in the body and brain
to slow is called a depressant.
• Depressants reduce blood pressure, breathing rate,
and heart rate.
• Depressants can cause breathing failure, a coma,
and death.
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Other Illegal Drugs
• Hallucinogens Drugs that cause a person to sense
things that don’t actually exist are called
hallucinogens.
• Opiates All opiates slow heart rate, breathing, and
brain activity. Heroin is an opiate.
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Lesson 4 Drug Abuse
Objectives
• Explain the difference between misuse and abuse.
• Discuss the costs of abusing drugs.
• Describe how drugs affect one’s ability to make
decisions.
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Lesson 5 Drug Addiction
Objectives
• Explain how people can form a drug addiction.
• Describe how difficult it is to quit using drugs once
a person is addicted.
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Lesson 6 Refuse to Abuse
Objectives
• Explain how avoiding drug environments can help
you stay drug free.
• List four ways to deal with problems without using
drugs.
• Describe how you could refuse an offer to try
drugs.
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Misuse and Abuse
• What Is Drug Misuse? Misuse is the accidental
incorrect use of a drug.
• What Is Drug Abuse? Abuse is the purposeful
incorrect use of drugs or the use of an illegal drug.
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The Cost of Abusing Drugs
People who abuse drugs risk:
• damaging their physical health
• losing their friends, family, and job
• making bad grades in school
• losing their money
• going to prison
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Drug Abuse Affect Decisions
• Drugs Alter the Brain Drugs change the way your
mind works. For this reason, making healthy
decisions while abusing drugs is difficult.
• A Reason to Avoid Drugs Without drugs, you can
make healthy decisions. That way, you can be
successful in reaching your goals.
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Forming an Addiction
• Tolerance Tolerance is a condition in which a
person needs more of a drug to feel the original
effects of the drug.
• Withdrawal Withdrawal is the body’s reaction to
the absence of a drug that is usually present in the
body.
• Drug Addiction Drug addiction is the
uncontrollable use of a drug.
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Recovery
• Moving Past Withdrawal The time needed to
recover from withdrawal depends on the kind of
drug addiction. With support, a person can recover
from drug addiction and live a healthy life.
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Avoiding Drug Environments
• Stay Away from Drug Abusers One way to avoid
drugs is to stay away from places where they are
used. For example, if you think drugs will be used
at a party or activity, do not go.
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Drug-Free Coping
• It is important to find drug-free ways to deal with
problems. Talking to a parent, friend, or trusted
adult can be a good first step to coping.
• Even if talking to someone does not solve a
problem, that person may suggest other sources of
help.
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Refusing Offers
• Knowing how to refuse drugs and get out of a
pressure situation is very important. You never
know when you might be offered drugs, so it is best
to be prepared. Practice your refusal skills
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