Understanding Drug Use: Key Concepts and Real-World Choices
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CHE 900
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Biology
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Dec 12, 2024
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Name:Case PayneDate:10/07/25School:Oxford High SchoolFacilitator:Mr.Norton2.05 DrugsTotal points: 43Definitions1. Organisms that cause diseases are Pathogens.2. Bacteria are killed by Antibiotics.Application3. In deciding whether to take a medication, you should discuss the Dosageof the medication with your health care provider.4. The decrease in life expectancy in recent years in the United States is largely due to an increase in Opioid Addiction.5. Name two sources of information about how to give medication safely to treat the fever of a five-year-old child. Kidshealthand a Doctor6. After a diagnosis of strep throat, your doctor prescribes antibiotics. What is one very important guideline to follow every time you are prescribed antibiotics?To remember the side effects of antibiotics and take the precautions when taking them seriously,Real World Application7. Some people you know like to hang out at a farm on Friday and Saturday night. You decide to go and are offered some drugs that are being passed around. List three (3) possible responses to the offer and the potential consequences of each response.Possible responsePotential consequence of this responseTake them.Get in serious issues and possibly get hurt or injured.Don’t take them.Be looked at differently by my friends and maybe make some of them stop and not take the drugs.Tell a trusted adult and leaveBe hated by my friends and ruin relationships, but ultimately saving them possibly in return.•What is your best response to this situation? Telling a trusted adult and leaving. •Explain why this is your best choice. I save people and get them some help.•How do your values and beliefs influence your choices in this situation? I choose to not partake in these situations due to my morals and beliefs. •What factors make it difficult to make a good choice in this situation? The peer pressure and side effects of these situations. •What things can you do, either before or when you are in the situation, to
make it easier to make a good choice? Not go to these meet ups, and if I do check with people about these people and what they place value in/on.