Drugs, Alcohol, and Tobacco

Chapters 11 through 14

Drugs as Medicine

Sections 1 through 4

Fact or Fiction Prescription medications can be dangerous,

but over-the-counter medicines are safe The effect Aspirin has on the body depends

on why a person takes it The action of a drug can depend on

whether or not it is taken with meals Generic drugs are exactly the same as their

brand-name equivalents only cheaper People who drink alcohol often need higher

doses of certain drugs than other people

Answers False- all drug use involves risk False- everyone who takes aspirin receives

all of its effects True False- people who alcohol may experience

enhanced effects from certain drugs, and alcohol consumption make larger amounts of some drugs dangerous

False- generic drugs contain same active ingredients, but may contain different inactive ingredients

Action of drugs

Drugs may help prevent diseases Vaccines

Drugs may help in the cure of a disease Penicillin kills the bacteria

Drugs may make diseases less severe The AIDS cocktail

Factors that change Medicines Effects

the form in which it is taken The route by which it is taken Whether it is taken with food or

without food Your dimensions What other drugs are taken during

the same time

Nonprescription (OTC) Medicines

Over the Counter Drugs Drugs legally available without a

prescription Prescription Drugs

Drugs legally available only with a physician's order

Overusing and Misuse of OTC

Advertising tends to create a “super pill” persona

Example “Headache” A headache is a form of the body’s

unbalance Individuals tend to take a pill to stop the

headache rather than focus on the source of the pain (most likely either tension or hunger)

Prescription Medicines

They may be dangerous The dose might be adjusted to body

weight, age, drug use, or other factors

Require guidance to use them correctly

Can be abused

Drugs of Abuse

Chapter 12Sections 1-5

Drug Abuse

Drug Use The taking of a drug for its medically

intended purpose, and its appropriate amount frequency, strength, and manner

Drug Misuse The taking of a drug for its medically

intended purpose, but not in appropriate amount, frequency, strength or manner

Drug Abuse Drug Abuse

The deliberate taking of a drug for other than a medical purpose and in a manner that can result in damage to a person’s health or ability to function

Recreational Drug Use A term made up, to describe their drug

use, by people who claim their drug taking produces no harmful social or health effects

Why Abuse Drugs?

A physical or genetic make up of a person

Peer pressure Natural curiosity Low self worth

Addiction

Drug addiction A physical or psychological need for

higher and higher doses of a drug Also called Dependence

Pairing

When a drug activity is paired with a normal activity in everyday life Example

Every time I play video games, I smoke After every meal I need a cigarette During my shower, I need a chew

Drugs and the Brain

Drugs produce an euphoric state of mind for the brain

Many drugs release endorphins Chemicals in the brain that produce

feelings of pleasure in response to a variety of activities

Other activities that produce endorphins are eating, exercising and relaxing

Physical Addiction

A change in the body’s chemistry so that without the presence of a substance, normal functioning begins to fail Body chemistry begins to adjust The addiction requires higher and higher

doses of the drug to ward off the symptoms of withdrawal

Psychological Addiction

A strong mental craving of the drug Can occur without physical symptoms Can last for years after the individual has

stopped taking the drug

Alcohol

Chapter 13

Short Term Effects of Drinking

different for everyone factors that influence the onset of these

effects Body Size and Gender Food Amount and rate of intake

Factors

Body Size and Gender small people feel more effects than larger in general alcohol moves into the

bloodstream faster in females. Food

more food in stomach, the more contents there is to absorb the alcohol

Factors

Amount and rate of intake Alcohol breaks down at the same rate, no

matter how fast you drink it. Therefore, the faster you drink, the more drunk you become.

Alcohol and Drug Interactions

they DON’T mix “Multiplier effect”

When you add 2 or more drugs together, the drug has stronger or different effects

Alcohol and Drug Interactions

interactions can lead to injury, sickness, and death

alcohol and drug interactions account for about ¼ of all ER admissions.

DUI/DWI

a person is unsafe to drive when their BAC goes over the state minimum. (0h .08 ) BAC, blood alcohol concentration, the

amount of a person’s blood expressed as a percentage.

when stopped for an DUI/DWI a field sobriety test will be administered

Alcohol Poisoning

a severe and potentially fatal physical reaction to an alcohol overdose.

Alcohol in excess can depress your system so much that it can effect your breathing and the gag reflex.

Effects of Alcohol Poisoning

mental confusion, inability to be roused, vomiting and seizures

slow respiration- 10 seconds between breaths or fewer than 8 breaths a minute

low body temperature severe dehydration and vomiting

Tobacco Advocacy

Advocacy

The act of pleading or arguing in favor of something, such as a cause, idea, or policy; active support

How to be an Advocate?

Find and influence the target market Show the facts Demonstrate the facts in a timely and

interesting fashion Use eye popping and interesting

imagines/statements Make the overall imagine question the

health behavior

Anti-Tobacco Advocacy

What is anti-tobacco advocacy? Complete Worksheet using one of the

three videos

Assignment Worth twenty points (20 points)

Create a poster to be displayed in the school

This poster should have… Minimum of 3 Tobacco facts that are

relevant to the target audience (10 points) The student population of Maple Heights High

School Be colorful, clean, and eye popping (5 points) Place the poster in an area it would be the

most attention (5 points)