Personal Health Choices is one component of the PD/H/PE Stage 3 syllabus. Our first topic that we are going to explore is drugs and drug use. Firstly, we are going to look at legal drugs, discuss their use and when it is safe to use them.
What are drugs?
Drugs are substances that affect the normal way that a person’s mind or body works. There are two types of drugs:
What are drugs?
Drugs are substances that affect the normal way that a person’s mind or body works. There are two types of drugs:
- Legal
- Illegal
Legal Drugs
Today we are going to look at legal drugs. At some point in your life you are likely to have taken a legal drug. Legal drugs are any drug you can buy over the counter at the chemist or obtain with a prescription from your doctor. Examples of legal drugs are painkillers, flu medicine, antibiotics and daily medications such as asthma puffers.
Today we are going to look at legal drugs. At some point in your life you are likely to have taken a legal drug. Legal drugs are any drug you can buy over the counter at the chemist or obtain with a prescription from your doctor. Examples of legal drugs are painkillers, flu medicine, antibiotics and daily medications such as asthma puffers.
- Can you list some specific legal drugs? Find a friend to complete the following task. Design a mind map listing all the legal drugs you can think of. Click on some of these links to help you complete today's task.
http://www.dfk.com.au/Web%20Pages/Drugs.html
http://www.drpbody.com/drugs.html
Are legal drugs safe?
In Australia legal drugs are controlled by laws. These laws are put in place so that:
a) legal drugs are the correct price
b) they are good quality
c) who can use them is clearly specified.
Just because a drug is legal, does not mean that it is safe to abuse. Some of the most dangerous drugs are legal drugs and they can be extremely difficult and painful to come off if you become addicted. If you are unwell with the flu or an infection legal drugs when taken correctly can assist you in your recovery. It is important to always seek medical advice before taking a legal drug. Advice from your pharmacist or doctor is recommended.
What is addiction?
People who use drugs often can become addicted. This means they are hooked on a drug or many drugs and are unable to stop taking them. There are different names for addiction including hooked, substance abuse, drug abuse or alcohol abuse.
So what about alcohol and tobacco... are they legal drugs? Find out in the next blog!
Miss Byrne.
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