Drugs and addiction
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What are the two types of drugs?
Medicinal and Recreational
What are medicinal drugs used for?
they are used for the benefit for a person to treat a pain or illness. this can be over the counter (bought) or prescribed by a doctor
What do drugs do to our body in general?
they have an effect our body whenever it’s medicine or used for fun
What are recreational drugs used for?
they are drugs used for enjoyment. they can either be legal or illegal to keep as it depends on where you’re from
name 3 drugs that can be bought off the counter (medicine)
-antibiotics -morphine -antidepressants
name 3 drugs that can be prescribed by a doctor (medicine)
-caffeine -aspirin -paracetamol
name 3 drugs that are legal for people over 18 (recreational)
-alcohol -caffeine -nicotine
name 3 drugs that are illegal (recreational) (depends where you are from but here are some listed down)
-heroine -cocaine -cannabis
Why do people continue to consume drugs?
They can have an addiction
What is an addiction?
Where you can’t stop doing something (in context it is a drug) without getting withdrawal symptoms