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Drugs
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Comprehension Lesson 1 and 2
Read the label. Then answer the questions.
RX# 629525
Dr. M. J. Grant
For: Lori Cox
March 20, 2008
Take one capsule four times a day until all are used.
Refill zero times.
IMPORTANT: Do not eat or drink dairy products
within one hour of taking this medication.
Take medication on an EMPTY stomach one hour
before a meal.
1. Who is the medicine for? _______________________________________
2. Lori’s twin sister, Kelly, has the same illness. Can Lori share her medicine with Kelly? Why
or why not?
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3. How often must Lori take the medicine? __________________________________________
4. Lunch is at 12:15. What time must Lori take her medicine? ___________________________
5. Lori asked her father to give her a glass of milk to take the capsule with. Should Lori’s father
giver her the milk? Why or why not?
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6. Lori still did not feel well after she had used all the medicine. Can she get more of the
medicine from the pharmacy? How do you know?
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7. What do you think Lori will have to do to get more medicine?
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Concept Review Lessons 1 and 2
Date________
1. List five factors that make drugs unpredictable. Remember, everyone reacts differently to
drugs.
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2. Besides unpredictable effects, what are two other risks from taking drugs?
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3. Name six different forms medicines can take.
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4. What are over-the-counter medicines? What information can be found on an OTC medicine
label?
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5. What are prescription medicines?
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6. List three ways to use medicines safely.
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7. Can you predict how drugs will affect a person? Explain.
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Lesson 3 – Illegal Drugs
Match each definition with the correct term. Write the letter in the space provided.
_____ 1. a drug that slows the body down
_____ 2. a drug that speeds up the body functions
_____ 3. one of the most commonly used illegal drugs
_____ 4. chemical product that has strong fumes or odors
A. marijuana
B. gateway drug
C. inhalant
D. anabolic steroid
E. stimulant
F. depressant
G. opiate
H. hallucinogen
_____5. a drug that introduces people to drug use and
increases the risk that they will try other drugs
whose effects are stronger
_____ 6. a drug that is abused to build muscle
_____ 7. a drug that can make people see and hear
things that do not exist
_____ 8. a drug made from poppy flowers
Use the following terms to fill in the concept map in the space below:
prescription medicine, medicine, over-the-counter medicine, side effects,
prescription, and medicine label
can be either
Make sure to check the
For
You must get a doctor’s order or a
to take this medicine
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Comprehension Lesson 3
Read the paragraph. Then, in the table below, two of each type of drug. Use your books or
notes if you need help.
Stimulants, like cocaine and amphetamines, make a person feel more active and awake.
They can also make a person feel restless, tense, and irritable. Some stimulants are very
dangerous to use. Repeated use may cause physical and emotional dependence. Depressants,
like alcohol and barbiturates, slow the heart and make other muscles relax. They often make
people fall asleep. People can become physically and emotionally dependent on depressants.
Narcotics/Opiates slow the heart, brain, and nervous system. They stop the brain from sensing
pain. The use of narcotics/opiates, like heroin or morphine, can cause strong physical and
emotional dependence. Hallucinogens, like LSD and PCP can change the way a person sees or
hears things. People who have used hallucinogens sometimes have flashbacks, which they
cannot control. Cannabis contains more than 400 substances. Most of the substances are
harmful. Cannabis drugs, like marijuana and hashish, can make the user feel confused and
unable to concentrate. Young people who use cannabis drugs risk harming their brain and
reproductive cells. Inhalants change the way a person feels. Abusing inhalants, like spray paint
and glue, can cause forgetfulness, dizziness, and headaches. Users sometimes feel as if insects
are crawling on their skin. People who abuse inhalants can dies because of damage to their
lungs, heart, brain, and liver.
Stimulants
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Hallucinogens
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Depressants
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Narcotics
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Cannabis
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Inhalants
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Vocabulary Lesson 3
Date__________
Read the following paragraph. Look at each of the underlined terms in the paragraph.
Try to figure out the meaning of each term. Then complete each sentence below by writing
the correct definition on the line.
Some drugs affect different body systems. Drugs that slow down the heart and other
body systems are depressants. They can calm people and make them fall asleep. Another group
of drugs makes people feel more awake. These drugs are called stimulants. They make the heart
beat faster. In addition, there are strong drugs called narcotics/opiates that stop the brain from
sensing pain. Other drugs change the way people sense the world. These drugs, called
hallucinogens, change the way the messages are carried to the brain. The effect of a
hallucinogen can return long after the person has stopped taking the drug and is called a
flashback. In addition, inhalants are chemicals that have a drug like effect when they are
breathed. Inhalants that are liquids are called solvents. Solvents give off gases, or fumes.
Breathing these fumes can make a person feel dizzy or ill. Marijuana is an example of a gateway
drug. Gateway drugs increase the risk of people trying stronger drugs.
1. Depressants are
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2. Stimulants are
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3. Narcotics/Opiates are
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4. Hallucinogens are
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5. A flashback is the
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6. Inhalants are
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7. Fumes are
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8. Gateway drugs are
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Vocabulary Lesson 4 and 5
Read each sentence. Then use a term in the box to fill in each sentence. Write your
answers on the lines. Use each term only once.
tolerance
drug abuse
overdose
medicine abuse
withdrawal
drug dependence
misuse
1. The symptoms of pain and illness that a person feels when the physical effects of a drug
wear off are called ___________________________.
2. An __________________________ is a drug dose large enough to cause serious harm to
the body.
3. The repeated use of any drug for the wrong reasons is called _____________________. ‘
4. When a person’s body becomes used to certain amounts of drugs, he or she has develop a
__________________________ for the drugs.
5. ___________________________ is the physical or emotional need to take a drug.
6. An accidental incorrect use of a drug is known as medicine __________________.
7. ______________________ is taking a medicine without following the directions and
safety guidelines.
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Drug Abuse/Misuse/Addiction
1. Explain the difference between misuse and abuse.
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2. Explain how drug abuse affects decisions.
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3. Explain why recovering from a drug addiction is difficult.
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4. Why is withdrawal painful?
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5. Describe drug tolerance.
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Create a story using the word splash below. You may continue onto the back of the page if
you need more space to write. All of the words must be used to show your understanding
of the vocabulary.
drug abuse
drug dependence
overdose
withdrawal
medicine abuse
tolerance
misuse
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