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Health Ch. 6
Medicines, Drugs & Your Health
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| medicine | a drug used to treat or cure a health problem |
| addiction | the constant need or craving that makes a person use a drug even when he or she knows it is harmful |
| caffiene | a drug found in coffee, tea, chocolate, and some soft drinks |
| side effects | unwanted changes in the body caused by a medicine |
| dose | the correct amount of medicine you should take every time you use it |
| expiration date | tells you how long it is safe to take a medicine |
| drug | a substance other than food that changes the way the body works |
| prescription medicines | medicines that an adult can buy only with a doctor’s order |
| over-the-counter medicines | medicines adults can buy without a prescription |
| inhalants | substances that give off fumes that some people sniff deeply to get high |