a medicine that can be obtained only with a written order from a doctor
prescription
a term used for a drug or medicine that changes how a person perceives thinks or feels
drug
a medicine that is made by a company other than the company that developed the medicine
generic medicine
an unintended and sometimes harmful effect of a drug
side effect
physical dependence and withdrawal
physical dependence is when the body relies on the drug but withdrawal is when the physical dependence of the user stops using
drug and medicine
a drug is any substance that causes a change in someone's state and medicine is to cure someone's state of being.
drug tolerance and addiction
drug tolerance is when a user needs more of the drug to be satisfied and addiction is when u can't control your urges anymore
otc medicine and prescription
Otc is anyone can purchase the drug and prescription is when a doctor must prescribe it to you.
why are all drugs not medicine?
because medicine is used to cute something you have and a drug is used to change how you feel
what do analgesics do?
relieve pain
list ways drugs can enter the body
needles
inhaling
injection
pumps
patches
injesting
application
why are some medicines available only by prescription?
they only treat serious conditions or are very powerful
what is the lest important to consider when choosing an Otc medicine?
brand name
describe how messages are sent in the brain?
basically a a neuron is released from your brain and attached to where it needs to go
how do some drugs effect emotions?
they change the way the brain works.