Question

Concept Mapping Activity
Directions: Complete the concept map on drug misuse and
abuse, using terms and phrases from your student text.
Drug misuse is:
_______________________
_______________________
_______________________
Drug abuse is:
_______________________
_______________________
_______________________
Social consequences of
drug abuse may include
changes in personality,
__________ __________,
or violence.
Physical consequences of
drug abuse can include
_____________, memory
loss, irritability, _________,
__________ __________,
seizures, and _________.
Mental/emotional
consequences can cause
depression,
___________________, and
______________________.
Some drugs are ___________________ that can save
lives. Other drugs are _______________________
and ________________________.
Prescription medicines:
___________________
___________________
___________________
All medicines
are drugs, but
not all drugs
are medicines.
Over-the-counter medicines:
______________________
______________________

Answer 1

Drug misuse is:
using a prescription drug in ways other than prescribed
taking too much or too little of a medicine
using someone else’s medicine or using medicines for nonmedical reasons

Drug abuse is:
repeated or excessive use of a drug for pleasure or escape
continued use despite harm to health, family, or school/work
using illegal drugs or misusing prescriptions to get high

Social consequences of drug abuse may include changes in personality, relationship problems, or violence.

Physical consequences of drug abuse can include nausea, memory loss, irritability, headaches, loss of coordination, seizures, and coma.

Mental/emotional consequences can cause depression, anxiety, and mood swings.

Some drugs are medicines that can save lives. Other drugs are illegal and addictive.

Prescription medicines:
require a doctor’s order (a prescription)
can be dangerous if misused
examples: antibiotics, opioid painkillers, antidepressants

All medicines are drugs, but not all drugs are medicines.

Over-the-counter medicines:
available without a prescription
include common pain relievers and cold/flu remedies (safe when used as directed)