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Post-Graduate
05/09/2016

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What is a Drug?
Definition
A drug is a chemical on a medicine that alters the structure or function of some of the body's biological processes.
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What are the five drug categories?
Definition
-prescription drugs
-over-the-counter drugs
-dietary supplements
-addictive drugs
-illegal drugs
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over-the-counter drugs
Definition
Chemicals that are not so potent so that consumers can obtain them directly from stores
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Dietary supplements
Definition
plant extracts or vitamins act as a drug and can be obtained from stores
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addictive drugs
Definition
tobacco and alcohol-taken by choice
Term
prescription drugs
Definition
chemicals so potent that only a doctor can permit their use
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illegal drugs
Definition
considered so dangerous that they are outlawed
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What happens when a drug binds to a receptor?
Definition
it affects the biological processes of cells or organs
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Unintended drug action are called?
Definition
Side effects
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Some side affects include allergic reactions called
Definition
drug hypersensitivity
Term
Effectiveness of a particular dose of a drug is influenced by:
Definition
-Person's body size
-How rapidly the drug breaks down and is eliminated.
-The presence of other drugs or food in the body
-The person's mental state
_Person's expectations of the drug efficacy
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Psychoactive drugs include:
Definition
-Tranquilizers
-Sleeping pills
-Mood modifiers
-e.g., alcohol, tobacco, caffeine
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Using any drug to the point where health is adversely affected or the ability to function on society in impaired is known as
Definition
Drug Abuse
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Compulsion
Definition
overwhelming preoccupation desire or drive to use a psychoactive drug
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Loss of control
Definition
inability to control use of a drug or loss of control over one's behavior because of taking a drug
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Continued drug used despise adverse consequences
Definition
tendency not to stop using a drug in the face of arrest, job loss, family breakdown, and health problems
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distortions in normal thinking
Definition
not admitting that problems are the result of drug taking (denial)
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Physical dependence
Definition
physical changes take place so that continued taking of the drug is necessary
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Tolerance
Definition
an adaptation of the body to a drug so that larger doses are necessary to produce the same effects
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Withdrawal
Definition
A consequence of physical dependence, occurs when the body adapts to the absence of a drug on which it has become physically dependent
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When repeated use of a drug causes an intense craving for the drug. May lead to compulsive drug-seeking behavior that is injurious to relationships, jobs and families.
Definition
Psychological dependence
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