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- 1What are illegal recreational drugsThese are illegal to buy or use some people use them for enjoyment but these have dangerous side effects
Eg) amphetamines, heroin - 2Legal recreational drugsThese are legal to buy over the counter. Some have age restrictions on them some people use them for enjoyment but they have dangerous side effected
Eg) alcohol - 3What is a drugA drug is any substance that changes the way the chemical reactions in the body cells work
- 4Give examples of substances that can be called a drugParacetamol alcohol nicotine ecstasy
- 5Example of beneficial drugAsthma drugs
- 6Example of harmful drugsNicotine in cigarettes can cause harm
- 7Medical drugs ExamplePain killers
Antibiotics - 8Legal drugs ExampleAlcohol
Tobacco
Caffeine - 9Illegal drugs ExampleHeroin
Ecstasy
Cocain - 10Medical drugs DefinitionThese are drugs that can be bought over some are bought at chemists. Some are prescription drugs people usually take these to alleviate pain or to clear up sickness
Eg pain killers - 11Addiction DefinitionSome drugs are addictive eg) crystal meth. Additive drugs permanently alter the chemical reactions in the body cells so The user feels dependent on the drug to feel normal
- 12With draw symptoms ExampleVomiting head aches and diarrhoea
- 13Legal facts on CannabisEven though cannabis is illegal in Manu countries it is still smoked by millions of people around the world
There is very little scientific research that proves that cannabis has an effect on the long term or short term memory
Vast majority of cannabis users do not move onto hard drugs eg) heroin - 14Examples Hard drugsHeron, cocaine
- 15Illegal facts on cannabisCannabis can cause complete mental break down
Almost everyone who uses heroin started off using cannabis
Cannabis smoke contains more carcinogens than cigarette smoke - 16What can performance enhancing drugs be to the user ExampleThey can be dangerous
Example
Hy may be new and untested drugs - 17Expense Performance enhancing drugsThey are usually expansive so they are not available to all athletes
- 18What is the result for using performance enhancing drugsUse of performance enhancing drugs in competitive sport is illegal and can result in fines prison bans from competitive sport stripping of tittles and medles
- 19Beneficial to user StimulantsFaster reactions
Quicker recovery times - 20Side effects of stimulantsRaised heart rate and blood pressure aggression liver and brain damage
- 21What type of athletes use stimulantsTennis players
Footballers - 22Benefit to user SteroidsIncreases muscle mass increases strength
- 23Side effects to steroidsHeart disease infertility weak ligaments and tendons aggression
- 24What type of athlete use steroidsWeightlifters
- 25Beneficial to user DiureticsProduces extra urine
Rapid weight loss - 26Side effects of diureticsDehydration
Kidney damage - 27What type of athlete uses diureticsJockeys
- 28Benefit to user EPOMore red blood cells increases oxygen capacity in the blood
- 29Side effects of EPOThickens blood causes strokes and Heart attacks
- 30What type of athlete uses EPOCyclists
- 31Benefit to user Depressants / beta blockersAKA suppressants lower blood pressure calm nerves muscle spasms
- 32Side effects of depressants and beta blocker sHerat attacks head aches dizziness
- 33What type of athlete will use depressants and beta blockersSnooker players
- 34Benefit to user Pain killersMask pain help endurance
- 35Side effects of pain killersRisk of serous injury as athletes cannot damage to cells occur
- 36What type of athlete will use pain killersAmerican footballers boxing
- 37A good medicine is EffectiveIt must prevent cure the disease it is aimed for Make you feel better
- 38A good medicine is SafeDrug must not be toxic and must have no unacceptable side effects
- 39A good medicine is StableYou need to be able to use medicine under normal conditions and store it for some time
- 40A good medicine is Successfully taken into and removed by the bodyMust reach its target and be removes once it has done its work
- 41PlacebosDuring drug trails some people are given a placebo instead of the drug to be tested.
The placebo looks identical to the drug and is administered in the exactly the same way as the actual drug but doesn't contain any drug - 42What is a double blind trailNeither the doctor or the patient know who has received the placebo and who received the drug until after the trail is compete to avoid any bias in the results
- 43Why are placebos givenBecause it would show if there was any improvement was due to expectation and it would show what improvement was due to the drug
- 44How is the optimum or best dose of drug foundGradually increase the dose/ range of dose that doesn't have a side effect
- 45List the 1st step of how a new drug is testedDesign a drug in a laboratory that may treat a particular disease, synthesise the drug and test on cell cultures to see if it is toxic to cells
- 46List the 2nd step to how a new drug is testedTest the new drug on animals to identity if it has un expected side effects in a living organism
- 47List the 3rd step to how new drugs are testedBegin clinical trials (tests on humans ). Initially test on a small number of healthy human volunteers to check safety in humans.
- 48List the 4th step of a new drug testingTest the drug on humans who are suffers of the disease. Increase the dose of the drug gradually to identify a dose that is both safe and effective
- 49List the 5th step of a new drug testingIf the drug passes all of these stages of testing hen a licence if granted and the drug can be prescribed by doctors
- 50What are stains used to doTo lower blood cholesterol levels
- 51What are statins used to preventTo prevent cardiovascular diseases
- 52Effects StatinsStatins can have rare but severe adverse effects eg) muscle damage other side effects can be an upset stomach sleeping problems ( insomnia) and head aches
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