As the nurse practicing in a middle school, you have been a s ked to speak to the eighth-grade pre-health professionals class. The topic for today’s discussion is how drugs work in the body. The...

As the nurse practicing in a middle school, you have been a s ked to speak to the eighth-grade pre-health professionals class. The topic for today’s discussion is how drugs work in the body. The teacher has provided you with an outline of concepts that you will need to address.

1. Describe the link between a drugs action and drug receptors.

2. Why do people e respond differently to medication?

3. What are drug agonists and drug antagonists?