Prescription medicine - medicines that are dispensed only with the written approval of a licensed physician or nurse practitioner
Drugs - substances other than food that change the structure or function of the body or mind
Alcohol poisoning - the state in which the body is poisoned by alcohol or another substance, and the person's physical and mental control is significantly reduced
Intoxication - a severe and potentially fatal physical reaction to an alcohol overdose
Withdrawal - when a person stops using a medicine on which they have become physiologically dependent
Tolerance - the body becomes used to the effect of a medicine
Medicine - drugs that are used to treat or prevent disease or other conditions
Over-the-counter medicines - medicines you can buy without a doctor's prescription
Antitoxins - fight bacteria that produce substances toxic to the body
Antibiotic - class of drug that destroys disease-causing microorganisms called bacteria
Depressant - a drug that slows the central nervous system
Antifungal - suppress or kill fungus cells
Binge drinking - consuming five or more alcoholic drinks at one sitting
Antiviral - medicines that suppress a virus, but do not kill it
Vaccine - prevents a person from contracting a specific disease
Match the following terms with the correct definition.
Prescription medicine
Drugs
Alcohol poisoning
Intoxication
Withdrawal
Tolerance
Medicine
Over-the-counter medicines
Antitoxins
Antibiotic
Depressant
Antifungal
Binge drinking
Antiviral
Vaccine
definitions:
medicines that suppress a virus, but do not sill it.
the body becomes used to the effect of a medicine
the state in which the body is poisoned by alcohol or another substance, and the persons physical and mental control is significantly reduced.
substances other than food that change the structure or function of the body or mind
driving five or more alocohlic drinks at one sitting
supress or kill fungus cells
when a person stops using a medicine on which they have become physiologically dependent
prevents a person from contracting a specific disease
medicines you can buy without a doctors prescription
fight bacteria that produces substances toxic to the body
medicines that are dispensed only with the written approval of a licensed physician or nurse practitioner
a drug that slows the central nervous system
a severe and potentially fatal physical reaction to an alcohol overdose
class of drug that destroy disease-causing microorganisms called bacteria
drugs that are used to treat or prevent disease or other conditions
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For the following list, determine if the item is a factor that influences the onset and intensity of alcohol's effect on an individual
Yes, this influences the onset and intensity of alcohol's effect. or
No, this does not influences the onset and intensity of alcohol's effect.
options:
Gender
Time of day
Food in the stomach
Age
The weather
Rate of intake
Body size
Amount of alcohol consumed
Medicines
Yes, this influences the onset and intensity of alcohol's effect. or
No, this does not influences the onset and intensity of alcohol's effect.
options:
Gender
Time of day
Food in the stomach
Age
The weather
Rate of intake
Body size
Amount of alcohol consumed
Medicines
Yes, this influences the onset and intensity of alcohol's effect - The options that influence the onset and intensity of alcohol's effect are: Gender, Time of day, Food in the stomach, Age, Rate of intake, Body size, Amount of alcohol consumed.
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