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Health Ch. 6
Medicines, Drugs & Your Health
Term | Definition |
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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 |