HARMFUL EFFECTS OF DRUGS

 

     1. DRUG EFFECTS CAUSE DAMAGE

               A.  SOME EFFECTS ARE UNIVERSAL:

                           ALL PEOPLE HAVE THEM

               B.  SOME EFFECTS ARE UNUSUAL:

                           ONLY SOME PEOPLE GET THEM

 

2.      OVERDOSE – Toxic Dose

 

(Study the Graph!!)

 

DELTA  ST =  DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE SAFE

                               TOXIC LEVEL.

 

LARGE  DELTA ST = SAFE DRUG

 

 

SMALL DELTA ST  =  DANGEROUS DRUG