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Drug Misuse

Chap. 35

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THE IMPROPER USE OF COMMON MEDICATIONS IN WAYS THAT LEAD TO ACUTE AND CHRONIC TOXICITY DRUG MISUSE
TRUE OR FALSE. ONLY PRESCRIPTION DRUGS CAN BE MISUSED? FALSE. BOTH OTC AND PRESCRIPTION DRUGS MAY BE MISUSED
INAPPROPRIATE INTAKE OF A SUBSTANCE, EITHER CONTINUALLY OR PERIODIACALLY DRUG ABUSE
DRUG ABUSE IS ABUSIVE WHEN... SOCIETY CONSIDERS IT ABUSIVE
DRUG ABUSE HAS 2 MAIN FACETS. THEY ARE: DRUG DEPENDENCE AND HABITUATION
A PERSON'S RELIANCE ON OR NEED TO TAKE A DRUG OR SUBSTANCE DRUG DEPENDENCE
THE TWO TYPES OF DEPENDENCE ARE PHYSIOLOGIC AND PSYCHOLOGIC
TRUE OR FALSE. THE TWO TYPES OR DRUG DEPENDENCIES MAY OCCUR SEPARATELY OR TOGETHER? TRUE
DUE TO BIOCHEMICAL CHANGES IN BODY TISSUES, ESPECIALLY THE NERVOUS SYSTEM PHYSIOLOGIC DEPENDENCE
EMOTIONAL RELIANCE ON A DRUG TO MAINTAIN A SENSE OF WELL-BEING, ACCOMPANIED BY FEELINGS OF NEED OR CRAVINGS FOR THAT DRUG PSYCHOLOGIC DEPENDENCE
DENOTES A MILD FORM OF PSYCHOLOGIC DEPENDENCE. THE PERSON DEVELOPS THE HABIT OF TAKING THE SUBSTANCE AND FEELS BETTER AFTER TAKING IT DRUG HABITUATION
ALSO CALLED STREET DRUGS, ARE SOLD ILLEGALLY ILLICIT DRUGS
THERE ARE 2 TYPES OF ILLICIT DRUGS. THEY ARE: DRUGS UNAVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES AND DRUGS NORMALLY AVAILABLE WITH A PRESCRIPTION THAT ARE OBTAINED ILLEGALLY.
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