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The document discusses various topics related to drugs: 1) The types of drugs include herbal drugs, prescription drugs, over-the-counter drugs, unrecognized drugs, illegal drugs, tobacco, and alcohol. 2) The medical uses of drugs include analgesics, antibiotics, antipyretics, antihistamines, contraceptives, decongestants, expectorants, laxatives, sedatives, tranquilizers, and vitamins. 3) The types of depressant drugs are narcotics, opium, morphine, heroin, codeine, paregoric, demerol, methadone, barbiturates, and tranquilizers.

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Drug Education

The document discusses various topics related to drugs: 1) The types of drugs include herbal drugs, prescription drugs, over-the-counter drugs, unrecognized drugs, illegal drugs, tobacco, and alcohol. 2) The medical uses of drugs include analgesics, antibiotics, antipyretics, antihistamines, contraceptives, decongestants, expectorants, laxatives, sedatives, tranquilizers, and vitamins. 3) The types of depressant drugs are narcotics, opium, morphine, heroin, codeine, paregoric, demerol, methadone, barbiturates, and tranquilizers.

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JC Hubber P.

Lomibao BSENTREP 1A 11-27-2022

Discuss the following;

1. What are the types of drugs?

- The different types of drugs are Herbal drugs, which use the roots, stems,

leaves, flowers, or seeds of plants to improve health, prevent disease, and

treat illness, Prescription drugs, which can only be obtained with a physician's

prescription, Over-the-counter medicine, also known as OTC or

nonprescription medicine, which you can buy without a prescription.

Unrecognized drugs, which are not generally subject to legal regulation, Illegal

drugs, also known as "street drugs". Tobacco is a plant whose leaves contain

high levels of the addictive chemical nicotine, and Alcohol is a drink containing

ethanol, a type of alcohol that acts as a drug and is produced by fermentation

of grains, fruits, or other sugar sources.

2. What are the Medical Uses of Drugs?

- The Medical Uses of Drugs are Analgesic, Antibiotics, Antipyretics,

Antihistamines, Contraceptives, Decongestant, Expectorants, Laxatives,

Sedatives and Tranquilizers, and Vitamins. This medicines are chemicals or

compounds that are used to treat, stop, or prevent disease, help ease

symptoms, or aid in the diagnosis of illnesses.

3. Enumerate the types of depressant drugs?

- The types of depressant drugs are Narcotics, Opium, Morphine, Heroin,

Codeine, Paregoric, Demerol and Methadone, Barbiturates, Seconal,

Tranquilizers, Volatile Solvent, Alcohol.


4. Discuss the abuse of drugs.

- Drug abuse is defined as the inappropriate use of legal or illegal

substances. You could take extra pills or use someone else's prescription.

You may use drugs to make yourself feel better, to relieve stress, or to escape

reality. However, they are side effects of drug abuse, they can change your

mood, performance at school and work, change your physical appearance,

and it could lead to stealing. You can usually change your bad habits or

completely stop using them.

5. What are the preventive measures for drug abuse?

- The preventive measures for drug abuse are, investing time for yourself find

a new hobby, engage in mindfulness activities like meditation, live a healthy

well-balanced life, educate yourself about the risks, health and legal

consequences, and other information about drug use will provide many

people with a stronger reason for avoiding drugs, practice abstinence, learn

coping mechanisms, develop close family ties, and lastly, is don’t give in to

peer pressure even your close friends inviting you to do drugs, don't agree to

them, because you know the best thing to do.

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