Drug Notes

Health

TermsTolerance --• Resistance to a poison• The capacity to absorb a drug

continuously in large doses without negative effect

Withdrawal –• Discontinuation of the use of an addictive

substance

Drug Categories

Illegal Drugs –

Drugs that are against the law to manufacture, possess, buy or sell.

Usually have no medical purpose

Made and used for recreational purposes

Synthetic Drugs –

Chemical substances produced in a lab.

Gateway Drugs –

Drugs that lead to more serious drug use

Ex – Alcohol to Cocaine use

Designer Drugs –

A drug with properties and effects similar to a known hallucinogen or narcotic but having an altered chemical structure

Created to evade restrictions against illegal substances

Look – Alike Drug – Drug made to look like another but not give

the same effects.

Prescription Drugs –Available only with written instructions from

a doctor or dentist to a pharmacist

Over the Counter Drugs –Drugs that may be purchased without a

doctors note

Drug Classifications

NarcoticsDepressantsStimulantsHallucinogensSteroidsInhalants

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Scheduling• For controlled substancesSchedule I – high potential for abuse & has no medical use

LSD, Marijuana, Heroin, SalviaSchedule II – high potential for abuse, some medical uses,

severe psychological dependenceMorphine, PCP, Cocaine

Schedule III – potential for abuse, has medical uses, moderate dependenceSteroids, Codeine, Tylenol

Schedule IV – low abuse, has medical usesXanax, Valium

Schedule V – low abuse, medical usesOTC cough medicine

Over the Counter

• Anti-inflammatory- controls swelling & inflammation

• Analgesic- decreases pain

• Anti-pyretic- decreases fever, body temp.

• Anti-histamine- reduces the effect of chemical histamines on various tissues by blocking the receptor sites

Anti - Inflammatory

IBUPROFEN

Effects-1) decrease swelling2) decrease pain3) decrease fever

takes 7-10 days to build functional level in the body

Analgesic

ACETAMINOPHEN

Effects-1) analgesic2) anti-pyretic3) anti-inflammatory

Positives-doesn’t thin the bloodno GI distressbest for pain relief

Anti-pyreticACETYLSALICYLIC ACID

Effects-1) reduces fever 2) reduces pain3) reduces swelling

Problems-1) Reyes Syndrome2) Thins the blood- interferes with the clotting mechanism3) Can develop allergic reactions (nosebleeds, hives)4) GI distress

Other side effects- heartburn, nausea, tinnitus, headache, diarrhea

Anti-histamine

Histamines- cause irritation and swelling to the mucous membranes and spasm to smooth bronchial muscles

Problems-

1) banned by the NCAA/USOC

2) cause drowsiness

3) slowed reaction time