1. Explain the relationship between the following key terms.
a. physical dependence and withdrawal
b. drug and medicine
c. drug tolerance and addiction
d. over-the-counter medicine and prescription
e. active ingredient and drug interaction
f. alcohol abuse and alcoholism
g. intoxication and blood alcohol concentration
h. codependency and enabling
A: a. Physical dependence and withdrawal correspond with each other as withdrawal is the uncomfortable physical and psychological symptoms produced when a physically dependent drug user, or a person who possesses physical dependence, stops using drugs.
b. The term drug and the term medicine both describe types of drugs. However, these types of drugs are very different. For example, the term drug is any substance that causes a change in a person’s physical or psychological state, whereas the term medicine is any drug used to cure, prevent, or treat illness or discomfort.
c. Drug tolerance and addiction correspond with each other as drug tolerance, a condition in which a user needs more of a drug to feel the same effect felt when first using the drug, is one of the first steps that lead to addiction, a condition in which a person can no longer control his or her drug use.
d. Over-the-counter medicine and prescription are different from each other, as over-the-counter medicine is any medicine that can bought without a prescription, which is a written order from a doctor for a specific medicine.
e. Active ingredient and drug interaction correspond with each other, as active ingredient, the chemical component that give a medicine its action, is essential for drug interaction, the time of when a drug reacts with another drug, food, or dietary supplement such that the effect of one of the substances is greater or smaller, to occur?
f. Although they both consist of drink an excessive amount of alcohol and alcohol abuse can lead to alcoholism, alcohol abuse and alcoholism are different from each other. Alcohol abuse is drinking too much alcohol, drinking it too often, or drinking it at inappropriate times, whereas alcoholism is a disease that causes a person to lose control of his or her drinking behavior; a physical and emotional addiction to alcohol.
g. Intoxication and blood alcohol concentration correspond with each other as blood alcohol concentration, the amount of alcohol in a person's blood, expressed as a percentage, is what determines intoxication.
h. Although they both consists of assisting the alcoholic, codependency and enabling are somewhat different as codependency is a condition in which a family member or friend sacrifices his or her own needs to meet the need of an addict, whereas enabling is helping an addict avoid the negative consequences of his or her behavior.
2. Why are all drugs not medicines?
A: All drugs are not medicines because not all drugs are used to cure, prevent, of treat illness or discomfort. In fact, some drugs possess mind-altering effects that have no medical purpose such as drugs of abuse, which alters the manner in which the brain functions in means that are not healthy. For example, a person may partake of drugs of abuse to change how he or she feels or how he or she senses the world. However, these drugs that dramatically change your mood can be very dangerous. Over time, any drug that affects the brain can lead to changes in its structure and function. This can lead to permanent changes in behavior and serious long-term health problem.
3. Explain why some drugs are called drugs of abuse.
A: Some drugs are called drugs of abuse because these drugs possess mind-alternating effects that have no medical purpose, which can lead to changes in the brain’s structure and function. Therefore, this can lead to permanent changes in behavior and serious long-term health problems?
4. How do you think medicines have affected how long you will live?
A: ?
5. Explain the advantages of being an active member of your healthcare team.
A: The advantages of being an active member of your healthcare team are ensuring your own health as well as ensuring your own safety?
6. Evaluate the following statement: "Drug addiction is preventable."
A: Drug addicted can be prevented, as one can simply use refusal skills or other methods to to resist the pressure to partake of drugs. Therefore, this statement is true?
7. Why do you think these particular drugs (stimulants, anti-anxiety medicines, and pain relievers) are the most commonly used?
A: I believe these drugs are the most commonly used because these drugs relive pain, anxiety, and, if partaking of them excessive, can cause the body to enter into what a person believe to a sense of peace and relaxation?
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