Drugs

What do we call a substance, other than food, that affects the way your body or mind work?

• OTC medicines
• Prescription medicines
• Side effects
• Drug

What type of medicine can only be bought with a doctor's order?

• Drugs
• Prescription medicine
• OTC medicine

What type of medicines can be bought without a prescription?

• Drugs
• Prescription medicine
• OTC medicine

When you decide on your own what medicine to take, it is called ______________.

• Self-medication
• Medicine misuse
• Medicine abuse
• Addiction

____________ is taking a medicine without following the directions.

• Self-medication
• Medicine misuse
• Medicine abuse
• Addiction

_______________ is the constant need for and use of a drug, even though it is not medically necessary.

• Self-medication
• Medicine misuse
• Medicine abuse
• Addiction

____________ is taking a medicine for some reason other than treating an illness.

• Self- medication
• Medicine misuse
• Medicine abuse
• Addiction

Which information should be on a prescription medicine label?

• How much of the medicine to take 
• The name of the patient
• The number of refills left
• All of these

Which of the following is not a warning sign of drug abuse?

• Missing a lot of school
• Borrowing money often 
• Getting angry for no reason
• Doing well in school

Which warning on a label relates to a side effect of a medicine?

• Take with food.
• May cause drowsiness.
• Shake well.
• No refills.