Drugs Health 12

What is a drug?• Substance other than food that

changes the way the body or the mind functions

• Correct use of legal drugs to promote well-being is known as_____________________

• Incorrect use of a prescription or OTC drug is known as ______________

• _______________– intentional use of a drug without medical or health reasons

Ways Drugs Enter the Body

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Through the mouth

• _________________________________________________________________________________________

• Absorbed into the bloodstream and can be found in capsule, pill, or even liquid from

Through _________________

• __________________ and a needle• Drug that is injected must be

______________________________________________________________

• Goes directly under the skin into a muscle or blood vessel, causing ____________________ results

Through Inhalation

• Inhaled through the _____________ or the ___________________.

• Produce effects very quickly by entering bloodstream and lungs.

• Snorting - _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Through ______________

• A________________________________• ___________________________– Wax coated drug that is inserted through the

rectum• _____________ absorption– Absorption of a drug between the cheek and gum

• Sublingual absorption–

By Implantation

• Placed under___________________________________________________________________________• __________– is the amount of the drug

that is taken at one time• The greater the dose, then the greater the

_______________

Brand Name vs. Generic

• Medicine that fights specific illnesses and infection can only be obtained with a _________________.

• Only difference between a name brand drug and a generic drug is a few ingredients. Both drugs have the same active ingredients but just may have different ingredients that cause different side effects

• _______ – a drug that can be purchased without a prescription in stores such as a grocery store. There are usually taken to relieve signs and symptoms of an illness.