17-1/17-2 Drug Abuse/Legal and Illegal Drugs

Tylenol is an example of what type of medicine

• prescription drug

• over the counter drug

• antibiotic

• narcotic

Drug tolerance occurs when

• a person gets sick and goes into withdrawal
• a person starts getting side effects
• a person needs to increase the dose to get the same effect

Intentional use of a legal or illegal drug without medical or health reasons

• drug abuse

• drug misuse

• reaction

• prescription drug

Chemical released from the brain that causes feelings of pleasure

• euphoria

• dopamine

• limbic

• endorphins

You need to use a drug despite negative consequences

• dependence

• tolerance

• addiction

• down regulation

The accidental incorrect use of a drug is called

• abuse.
• misuse.

Medicines

• A legal drug that helps the body fight injury, illness, or disease.
• A residential treatment center where former drug abusers live together and learn to adjust to drug-free lives.
• A medicine That is sold legally in pharmacies and other stores without a doctor's prescription.
• A drug that can be obtained only with a written order from a doctor and can be purchased only at a pharmacy.

Illegal drugs

• A legal drug that helps the body fight injury, illness, or disease.
• A chemical substance that people of any age may not lawfully manufacture, possess, buy, or sell.
• A medicine That is sold legally in pharmacies and other stores without a doctor's prescription.
• A drug that can be obtained only with a written order from a doctor and can be purchased only at a pharmacy.

Side effect

• The improper use of medicines -either prescription or over-the-counter drugs.
• An unwanted physical or mental effect caused by a drug.
• The intentional improper or unsafe use of a drug.
• A condition that occurs when one drug's effect is canceled out or reduced by another.

Drug antagoism

• A condition that occurs when one drug's effect is canceled out or reduced by another.
• The improper use of medicines -either prescription or over-the-counter drugs.
• The intentional improper or unsafe use of a drug.
• An unwanted physical or mental effect caused by a drug.