NATS 1670 Chapter Notes -Fetus, Headache, Phlegm
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Drug: any substance that is taken to change the way you feel and function. Drug misuse: taking the drug for a purpose or by a person other than that for which it was medically intended. Drug abuse: an excessive drug use that is inconsistent with accepted medical practice (defined by the. Most common way = swallowing a tablet, capsule, or liquid. Drugs taken orally do not have any effect for 30 minutes or more. Enter through the body through the lungs by inhaling smoke, gases, aerosol sprays, or fumes from solvents or other compounds that evaporate quickly injected with a syringe. Subcutaneously (beneath the skin) subcutaneous injection gets drugs into the blood stream within 10 minutes. Intramuscularly (into muscle tissue, which is richly supplied with blood vessels) intramuscular injection gets drugs into the blood stream within a few minutes. Intravenously (directly into a vein) intravenous injection gets drugs into blood stream immediately.
