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Discusses illegal and legal drugs (both over-the-counter and prescription), alcohol, and food and explains how to prevent dangerous interactions among these substances.
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Drug Interactions: Protecting Yourself from Dangerous Drug, Medication, and Food Combinations
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Mixing medications, foods, and illegal drugs can put your life in danger.
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THE DRUG ABUSE PREVENTION LIBRARY
Drug Interactions: Protecting Yourself from Dangerous Drug, Medication, and Food Combinations
Melanie Apel Gordon
THE ROSEN PUBLISHING GROUP, INC. NEW YORK
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This book is dedicated to my Apel family and my Gordon family for their love, encouragement, support, and belief in me. And, as always, to Amy.
The people pictured in this book are only models. They in no way practice or endorse the activities illustrated. Captions serve only to explain the subjects of photographs and do not in any way imply a connection between the real-life models and the staged situations.
Published in 1999 by The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc. 29 East 21st Street, New York, NY 10010
First Edition
Copyright 1999 by The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc.
All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form without permission in writing from the publisher, except by a reviewer.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Gordon, Melanie Apel. Drug interactions : protecting yourself from dangerous drug, med ication, and food combinations / Melanie Gordon. 1st ed. p. cm. (The drug abuse prevention library) Includes bibliographical references and index. Summary: Discusses illegal and legal drugs (both over-the-counter and prescription), alcohol, and food and explains how to prevent dan gerous interactions between these substances. ISBN 0-8239-2825-X (lib. bdg.) 1. Drug interactionsUnited StatesJuvenile literature. 2. Drug abuseUnited StatesPreventionJuvenile literature. 3. Teenagers Drug useUnited StatesJuvenile literature. [1. Drug interactions. 2. Drug abuse.] I. Title. II. Series. RM302.G67 1999 616'.7045dc21 98-44974 CIP AC
Manufactured in the United States of America
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Contents
Introduction
6
Chapter 1
The Basic Facts
9
Chapter 2
Defining a Drug Interaction
22
Chapter 3
What About Alcohol?
27
Chapter 4
Mixing Drugs with Food
37
Chapter 5
Using Prescription Drugs Safely
42
Chapter 6
Drug and Alcohol Sense
47
Glossary
58
Where to Go for Help
60
For Further Reading
62
Index
63
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Introduction
Drugs. Alcohol. You've heard these words. You know what they mean. You probably also know that some drugs are illegal and that it is against the law to drink alcohol if you are under twenty-one years of age. But are you aware that drugs and alcohol by themselves or mixed together can be dangerous, and even deadly? Do you know which drugs, when combined with another drug or with alcohol, can harm or even kill you? When it comes to using drugs and alcohol, what you don't know can hurt you.
Many drugs, especially illegal ones, are harmful to the body. Taking one illegal drug, even alone, is never safe. Mixing it with other drugs, with alcohol, or with
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certain foods can lead to a dangerous and even fatal interaction.
Being a teenager can be difficult. The stress of growing up causes most young people to wish occasionally that they could escape from their problems. That desire is healthy and normal. For some, however, difficulties seem too tough to handle. These teens may turn to illegal drugs or alcohol, thinking it will help them forget their troubles. That's where the real trouble begins.
Other teens choose not to drink alcohol or use illegal drugs. That doesn't mean that they never take drugs. They may use prescription medications, such as Ritalin, Prozac, or birth-control pills, as ordered by a doctor. They may also take over-the-counter medications, such as aspirin, cold medicine, or diet pills. Although these substances are legal, they still can be harmful if they are not used cautiously and carefully.
As a teenager today, you need to understand the facts about alcohol and drugsprescription, over-the-counter, and illegal. You need to educate yourself about how all these substances react with one another. When you know the facts, you will be able to make smart choices about using some drugs safely and saying no to other, illegal ones.
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