Drugs and Behaviour
1. a) The use of all natural products has become a new revolution in our society. More and more people are looking for alternative treatments and even preventative therapy to keep themselves healthy. Unlike traditional drugs and medication that face rigorous testing by the FDA (in the U.S.A), all natural products do not. This is because the 1994 Dietary Supplement Health and Education said that products that were labeled as dietary supplements could enter the consumer market untested. This lack of testing on these supplements makes them even that much more dangerous because no one knows what the effects of them are in terms of interactions with other supplements, overdosing and mixing with other pharmaceutical drugs. When consumers see the term "all-natural", our eyes light up because we think that we're getting something that is safer. The truth of the matter is that just because something is all-natural, doesn't make it safer.b.) A lot of supplements contain somewhat of the same active ingredients as drugs. Evidence also suggests that one or more ingredients in St. Johns Wart contain pharmacologically properties similar to that of drugs. From a legal standpoint however, these all-natural dietary supplements are not considere
c.) There is a big difference between drugs and medicine. First let me start off by saying that the practice of medicine is the science of diagnosing, treating, or preventing disease and other damage to the body or mind. Medication or medicine as it's routinely called is an agent, such as a drug, used to treat disease or injury. Medicine is usually taken by people to be used as a remedy for a certain problem or ailment. Medicine includes prescription drugs, and also over the counter medication that is used in the treatment of ailments. Drugs on the other hand encompass a broader spectrum. Drugs include medicine, but also include other things as well. Tobacco, caffeine, marijuana, crack, ecstasy are also drugs. Drugs can be recreationally used and also used as medication to treat ailments. Drugs can be used to change ones mood. They can be used to sedate surgery patients. Drugs can be psychoactive substances. Drugs can be certain types of food as well, while medicine is usually a pharmaceutical substance. Therefore in conclusion, medicine is usually taken by people to be used as a remedy for an ailment, while drugs are taken for a variety of other reasons that have been mentioned above. d drugs. This is because of legal issues and legislation that was discussed in question 1 (a). The FDA in the U.S cannot regulate dietary supplements as drugs, and the U.S Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) cannot enforce any pertinent laws toward these dietary supplements. So therefore
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