Health lesson 2.2

• Drugs are chemical substances that have the potential to alter the way in which both the body and the mind function. Tobacco, alcohol, prescription medications, and illicit substances are in this category. Also are over-the-counter all included included medicines
• Drugs are chemical substances that have the potential to alter the way in which both the body and the mind function.
• Uppers are known as substances that make people awake, alert, and active.
• The goal of substance abuse prevention, commonly referred to as drug abuse prevention, is to stop substance use before it starts or to slow the progression of issues brought on by using psychoactive substances.
• Substance abuse prevention focuses on changing community norms or regulations in order to lower both the supply and demand for drugs.
• Republic Act No. 9165, also known as The Comprehensive Dangerous Act of 2002, was enacted to strengthen existing laws to curtail drug trade.
• A drug is any substance that is used in the diagnosis, cure, relief or prevention of diseases.
• Cocaine is a powerful stimulant made from the leaves of the coca plant and sold in fine, white, crystalline powder form.
• Inhalants can cause instant death; may kill brain cells; gasoline is an inhalant that can damage the bone marrow, etc.
• Inhalants are chemicals that produce vapor, affecting mood and behavior when inhaled.
• Narcotics include opium, derived from the seedpod of the poppy plants which produces euphoric effects or unconsciousness lasting for hours; morphine, a painkiller derived from opium; and heroin, initially developed from morphine as treatment for tuberculosis and from morphine addiction.
• Hallucinogens can cause sensations and make images seem real though they are not and may result in memory loss, personality changes, etc.
• Methamphetamine, commonly called "shabu," is one of the most abused drugs.
• Marijuana, usually used by smoking, can be a cure for several diseases but its safety is often a debated topic.
• Inhalants deliver very quick high, by sniffing, huffing, or bagging from balloons, aerosol cans, and other containers.
• Stimulants are used not to treat ailments but for non-medical purposes like desire to increase their energy, alertness needed for work.
• Narcotics are prescribed as analgesics or drugs that relieve pain, also used as cough suppressant, and also used to treat diarrhea.
• Stimulants increase energy, alertness, and attention.
• Depressants are anti-psychotic drugs which depress the Central Nervous System (CNS).
• Depressants slow down the brain activity.
• Narcotics, known as "pain killers," slow down the Central Nervous System (CNS).
• Types of depressants include Tranquilizers, used for anxiety, Barbiturates, a more potent depressant used for sleep disorders and seizures, and Hypnotics, the strongest of depressants.
• Prescription and Non-prescription drugs are known as Over-the-counter drugs.
• Examples of stimulants include Cocaine, made from leaves of coca plant, and Methamphetamine, which strongly stimulates the Central Nervous System (CNS).
• Legal substances are not prohibited by a law in a country.
• Drugs, regardless of their classification, are dangerous when not properly used.
• Depressants are used for treating anxiety and sleep disorders, creating relaxation, drowsiness, and sleepiness.
• Higher doses of depressants can cause impaired memory, judgment and coordination, paranoia and suicidal tendencies, or even coma or death.
• Stimulants, also referred to as "uppers," are psychoactive drugs which stimulate the Central Nervous System (CNS).