FRHD 1010 Study Guide - Final Guide: Syphilis, Anxiolytic, Nonverbal Communication
9 Dec 2016
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Week 3, chapter 11 and some of 12. Is any substance that is taken to change the way you feel and function. Can help your body heal r relieve physical and mental distress. Or by a person other than for which it was medically intended. Eg. borrowing a person"s prescription or not following the instructions on meds. Is excessive drug use that is inconsistent with accepted medical practice. Alcohol, tobacco, caffeine; people take every day but can cause others to be at risk. 7 routes: inhalation, injection, intravenous injection (iv, intramuscular injection, subcutaneous injection, inunctions. High dose can induce sleep, loss of sensation, coma or death. Will become toxic, when drug becomes poisonous to the body, which can cause temporary or permanent damage (toxicity) -liver can be damaged. Put you in danger, if taken before driving for example. Withdrawal- is the development of symptoms that cause significant psychological and physical distress, when an individual reduces or stops the drug use.
