Drugs and Medications

medicines people can purchase without a doctor's written order or prescription to treat the symptoms of many minor health conditions

• prescription medications

• medication abuse

• over-the-counter medications

• medication misuse

medications and other substances that change the way the body or brain functions

• medication misuse

• medication abuse

• drugs

• side effect

medicines that people can only purchase with a doctor's written order for the treatment of a specific illness or condition

• over-the-counter medications

• medication misuse

• prescription medications

• medication abuse

An effect caused by a drug (drowsiness, dizziness, headache)

• side effect

• injection

FDA

• Federal Drug Administration

• Food & Drug Administration

Medicines help relieve pain such as Advil and Tylenol.

• analgesics

• antacids

Medicines help treat infections caused by bacteria such as Penicillin and Amoxicillin. .

• antacids

• antibiotics

Which of the following are illegal drugs? Check all that apply.

• Heroin

• Meth

• Advil

• Club drugs

It is safer to abuse prescription drugs than street drugs.

• True

• False

It is considered drug abuse if you take your own prescription drugs for any purpose

other than what they were intended for.

• True

• False