Lesson 1 "Prescription and Over-the-Counter Medicines"

Turn to Pages 182 Look at the picture how does it relates to the quote on that page?

Turn to Page 183 Read the short introduction to Unit 2

Turn to Pages 184-85 Read the brief introduction to the chapter and look at the goals you will achieve this chapter.

Scan Pages 186-189; focus on the cream colored boxes, which contain the key vocabulary terms.

Scan Pages 186-189 for pictures and diagrams, read each of the captions.

Read Pages 186-189 (take notes of important ideas)

Do you know the answers to the questions on page 189? (See Key Points below for help)

Do you know the vocabulary words? (See Key Points below for help)

Take the quiz on Lesson 1 "Prescription and Over-the-Counter Medicines" (You may use the book, notes and Key Points for help on the quizzes. NOT ON TESTS!)

Review answers on the quiz and print it out. This will be very useful when you are studying for the test.

Lesson 1 Key Points

Vocabulary Terms

Drug - a substance that changes the way the mind or body works

Medicine - a drug used to treat or prevent a disease or health problem

Pharmacist - a person trained and licensed to prepare and sell prescription drugs

Prescription - a written order from a doctor or a medicine.

Over-the-counter medicine - a medicine that can be bought without a doctor's written order.

Antibiotic - a drug used to fight bacterial infections.

Antihistamine - a medicine used for treating allergy symptoms.

Decongestant - a medicine that opens lung and nasal passages

Ointment - a medicine for minor skin infections.

antibody - a protein that is stimulated by the immune system to fight disease.

Cardiovascular - related to the heart and blood vessels

Cardiovascular medicine - a drug used for the heart and blood vessels

Diabetes - a disease in which the body does not make enough insulin

Psychoactive medicine - a medicine that changes the function of the brain.

Vaccine - a medicine that stimulates the immune system to fight off a disease.

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) a government agency that oversees the testing and sale of medicines.

Section Review Answers

1. A drug is a substance other than food that changes the way the body works. A medicine is used to relieve pain or restore health.
2. A prescription drug must have a prescription from a doctor. An over-the-counter drug is sold without a doctor's prescription.
3. A pharmacist fills prescriptions.
4. to relieve pain, to treat or prevent disease, to stop the growth of germs that cause disease, to relieve symptoms of disease, to improve the function of the heart and blood vessels, to help the brain function normally.
5. You know if it is safe for you to take a medicine by asking a doctor or pharmacist and by reading the directions on the label.

Did you learn these Objectives?

Can you distinguish between drug and medicine?

Are you able to explain the difference between prescription medicines and over-the-counter medicines?

Lesson 2 "The Effect of Medicines"

Scan Pages 190-193; focus on the cream colored boxes, which contain the key vocabulary terms.

Scan Pages 190-193 for pictures and diagrams, read each of the captions.

Take a look at the questions on page 193 so you know what to look for while reading.

Read Pages 190-193 (take notes of important ideas)

Do you know the answers to the questions on page 193? (See Key Points below for help)

Do you know the vocabulary words? (See Key Points below for help)

Take the quiz on Lesson 2 "The Effect of Medicines" (You may use the book, notes and Key Points for help on the quizzes. NOT ON TESTS!)

Review answers on the quiz and print it out. This will be very useful when you are studying for the test.

Lesson 2 Key Points

Vocabulary Terms

Inject - use a needle to take medicine into the body.

Suppository - a cylinder containing medicine to be inserted into the rectum

Codeine - a prescription medicine that relieves severe pain.

Side effect - an unexpected and often harmful result of taking medicine.

Therapeutic effect - a helpful result of taking medicine.

Section Review Answers

1. Drugs are taken into the body orally, injected, absorbed through the skin, in a suppository.
2. Some drugs have bad side effects because the person may be allergic to the drug or be taking other drugs.
3. Factors that influence how a drug affects a person are the person's sex, age, weight, or amount of body fat.
4. A pregnant woman mast be careful about taking drugs because drugs can enter her unborn baby's body.
5. Let your doctor know about all the medicines you take, even vitamins; follow the directions for taking the medicine; read the follow all warnings or the medicine container; tell your doctor about any side effects; never take medicine that belongs to someone else; store medicines properly; do not mix medicines unless directed to do so by a doctor; never mix medicines and alcohol.

Did you learn these Objectives?

Can you describe how medicines and drugs affect the body?

Lesson 3 "Tobacco"

Scan Pages 194-197; focus on the cream colored boxes, which contain the key vocabulary terms.

Scan Pages 194-197 for pictures and diagrams, read each of the captions.

Scan for an read the short articles and tips that you find on Pages 194-197.

Read Pages 194-197 (take notes of important ideas)

Do you know the answers to the questions on page 197? (See Key Points below for help)

Do you know the vocabulary words? (See Key Points below for help)

Take the quiz on Lesson 3 "Tobacco" (You may use the book, notes and Key Points for help on the quizzes. NOT ON TESTS!)

Review answers on the quiz and print it out. This will be very useful when you are studying for the test.

Lesson 3 Key Points

Vocabulary Terms

Nicotine - a chemical in tobacco to which people become addicted.

Stimulant - a drug that speeds up the central nervous system.

Emphysema - a serious disease of the lungs that causes difficulty in breathing.

Lung cancer - a disease of the lungs caused primarily by smoking tobacco.

Secondhand smoke - tobacco that is chewed

Tar - a substance in tobacco that can form a thick, brown, sticky substance in the lungs.

Withdrawal - a physical reaction to the absence of a drug.

Section Review Answers

1. People become addicted to smoking tobacco because tobacco contains the drug nicotine, which is addictive.
2. Smokeless tobacco is tobacco that is put between the cheeks and gums and chewed.
3. Diseases that can be caused by smoking tobacco are emphysema and cancers of the lungs, mouth, throat, bladder, and pancreas.
4. Smoking tobacco endangers the health of nonsmokers because nonsmokers breathe the secondhand smoke and are at risk of getting diseases.
5. Smoke-free buildings are good for people's health because they protect nonsmokers from secondhand smoke.

Did you learn these Objectives?

Are you able to identify the health risks associated with tobacco use?

Lesson 4 "Alcohol"

Scan Pages 198-201; focus on the cream colored boxes, which contain the key vocabulary terms.

Scan Pages 198-201 for pictures and diagrams, read each of the captions.

Scan for and read the short articles and tips that you find on Pages 198-201.

Read Pages 198-201 (take notes of important ideas)

Do you know the answers to the questions on page 201? (See Key Points below for help)

Do you know the vocabulary words? (See Key Points below for help)

Take the quiz on Lesson 4 "Alcohol" (You may use the book, notes and Key Points for help on the quizzes. NOT ON TESTS!)

Review answers on the quiz and print it out. This will be very useful when you are studying for the test.

Lesson 4 Key Points

Vocabulary Terms

Alcohol - a chemical that depresses the central nervous system.

Alcoholic beverage - a drink that contains alcohol

Depressant - a drug that slows down the central nervous system.

Disinfectant - a chemical used to prevent the spread of disease.

Alcohol abuse - drinking too much alcohol or drinking too frequently.

Intoxicated - Excited or stimulated by a drug.

Alcoholism - a disease in which a person is dependent on the use of alcohol.

Designated driver - the person in a group who will not drink alcohol and will drive the group home.

Ethyl alcohol - a kind of alcohol found in beer, wine, and hard liquors.

Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) - an organization that helps people live alcohol-free lives.

Section Review Answers

1. Alcohol is used as a drug, as a cleaner, as a disinfectant, and as an ingredient in medicines.
2. Alcohol slows the activity of the brain and decreases muscle control and coordination.
3. Drinking too much alcohol can damage the brain, heart, kidneys, stomach, intestines, and liver.
4. It is dangerous to drive a car after using alcohol because a person's physical abilities are slowed down. He or she will not be able to react quickly in an emergency.
5. Join or support groups such as Mothers Against Driving Drunk, encourage campaigns on designated drivers.

Did you learn these Objectives?

Can you identify the effects that alcohol has on the body?

Lesson 5 "Narcotics, Depressants, Stimulants, and Hallucinogens"

Scan Pages 202-205; focus on the cream colored boxes, which contain the key vocabulary terms.

Scan Pages 202-205 for pictures and diagrams, read each of the captions.

Scan for an read the short articles and tips that you find on Pages 202-205.

Read Pages 202-205 (take notes of important ideas)

Do you know the answers to the questions on page 205? (See Key Points below for help)

Do you know the vocabulary words? (See Key Points below for help)

Take the quiz on Lesson 5 "Narcotics, Depressants, Stimulants, and Hallucinogens" (You may use the book, notes and Key Points for help on the quizzes. NOT ON TESTS!)

Review answers on the quiz and print it out. This will be very useful when you are studying for the test.

Lesson 5 Key Points

Vocabulary Terms

Hallucinogen - a drug that confuses the way the brain processes information.

Heroin - a dangerous and illegal narcotic drug.

Narcotic - a drug that dulls the senses or relieves pain.

Opiate - a drug made from opium poppy plans; another name for narcotic.

Synthetic - a narcotic drug that is manufactured in laboratories.

Tolerance - a condition in which a person must take more and more of a drug to get the same effect.

convulsion - a drawing tightly together and relaxing of a muscle.

Tremor - Severe shaking.

Amphetamine - a synthetic stimulant.

Caffeine - a stimulant found in coffee, tea, chocolate, and some soft drinks.

Cocaine - dangerous and illegal stimulant drug made from the coca plant.

Crack cocaine - a form of cocaine that is smoked.

Ice - a form of an amphetamine that is smoked.

Hallucination - a distortion of the senses caused by mental disease or drugs.

Psychedelic drug - another term for hallucinogen.

Section Review Answers

1. Narcotics are dangerous because they cause unpleasant side effects, they produce a powerful physical and mental dependence, and users risk disease such as AIDS.
2. Alcohol, tranquilizers, barbiturates, non barbiturate sleeping drugs. Depressants produce a calming effect. They lower blood pressure and heart rate and can cause sleepiness or confused thinking. An overdose can cause respiratory failure.
3. caffeine, nicotine, amphetamines, cocaine, crack cocaine. Stimulants can cause permanent mental disability, nervousness, anxiety, irritability, confusion, fear, and violent behavior.
4. Hallucinogens such as LSD, PCP, mescaline, and psilocybin can cause hallucinations.
5. A synthetic drug is a narcotic that is manufactured in a laboratory.

Did you learn these Objectives?

Can you describe the dangers associated with narcotics, depressants, stimulants, and hallucinogens?

Lesson 6 "Other Dangerous Drugs"

Scan Pages 206-208; focus on the cream colored boxes, which contain the key vocabulary terms.

Scan Pages 206-208 for pictures and diagrams, read each of the captions.

Scan for an read the short articles and tips that you find on Pages 206-208.

Read Pages 206-208 (take notes of important ideas)

Do you know the answers to the questions on page 208? (See Key Points below for help)

Do you know the vocabulary words? (See Key Points below for help)

Take the quiz on Lesson 6 "Other Dangerous Drugs" (You may use the book, notes and Key Points for help on the quizzes. NOT ON TESTS!)

Review answers on the quiz and print it out. This will be very useful when you are studying for the test.

Lesson 6 Key Points

Vocabulary Terms

Inhalant - a substance that is breathed.

Anabolic steroid - a synthetic drug that resembles the hormone testosterone.

Marijuana - an illegal drug from the hemp plant that produces intoxication.

Sterile - unable to have children

Steroid - a chemical that occurs naturally in the body or is made in a laboratory.

Testosterone - the male hormone that produces male characteristics, such as facial hair and a deep voice.

Designer drug - an illegal manufactured drug that is almost the same as a legal drug.

Look-alike drug - an illegal manufactured drug that imitates the effect of other drugs.

Section Review Answers

1. glue, cleaners, paints, correction fluid, gasoline.
2. Some athletes have used anabolic steroids to improve their performance.
3. The health risks of using anabolic steroids are permanent damage to the liver, heart, and reproductive system;cancer, heart attack, or stroke; stops teens from growing to normal adult height; and causes anxiety, depression and violent behavior.
4. Smoking marijuana can cause lung disease and cancer. It also interferes with memory, concentration, and the ability to drive a car or do schoolwork.
5. Designer drugs can be any times stronger that legal drugs. Look-alike drugs are illegally produced, so a user cannot be sure what substances are contained in the drug.

Did you learn these Objectives?

Are you able to describe the dangers associated with dangerous drugs?

 Preparing for Chapter 9 Test

Turn to Page 209 and read the Chapter 9 summary.

On pages 210-211 you will find the Chapter 9 review, complete the review.

Check your answers with those in the Key Points.

Take the Chapter 9 Test "Medicines and Drugs"

Review the answers then print the results for your records.

Chapter 9 Review answers

1. stimulant
2. nicotine
3. depressant
4. tolerance
5. Prescription
6. withdrawal
7. narcotic
8. hallucinogenic
9. pregnant
10. alcoholism
11. pain
12. inhalants
13. steroids
14. let your doctor know about all the medicines you take, even vitamins; follow the directions for taking the medicine; read and follow all warnings on the medicine container; tell your doctor about any side effects; never take medicine that belongs to someone else; store medicines properly; do not mix medicines unless directed to do so by a doctor; never mix medicines and alcohol.
15. To decide which over-the-counter medicine to by, you can ask your doctor or pharmacist, or you can consult an adult.
16. Drugs that can interfere with a person's ability to drive a car include alcohol, all narcotics and depressants, and all illegal drugs.
17. Tobacco and alcohol are legal because the dangers of tobacco and alcohol were not known in the past and many people have become addicted.
18. The narcotic drugs that are illegal are heroin and opium. Two stimulant drugs that are illegal are cocaine and crack cocaine.
19. If you have a bad cold, you might try drinking orange juice and other liquids for a few days to see if the cold gets better.
20. Alcoholism and any drug dependence could be considered a family disease because the drug user's behaviors affect all family members. For example, the drug user needs money for the drugs and may take money from the family, or the drug user may become violent and hurt other family members.

Congratulations you finished Chapter 9!!