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All Of The Following Are Symptoms Of Addiction Except

Question: drug use

Answer: The consumption of legal or illegal drugs.

Question: dependence

Answer: When a drug becomes essential to the body and/or mind to function.

Question: overdose

Answer: Strong physical reaction brought on by the intentional or unintentional consumption of a larger than usual amount of a drug.

Question: All of the following are symptoms of addiction EXCEPT:

  1. spending all personal money on the drug

  2. B. using the drug several times a year

  3. C. needing a constant supply of the drug

  4. D. using the drug as a coping mechanism

  5. Answer: B. using the drug several times a year

  6. Question: Impaired brain function as a result of drug use involves all of the following EXCEPT:

  7. A. increased confusion

  8. B. errors in judgment

  9. C. memory loss

  10. D. increased concentration

  11. Answer: D. increased concentration

  12. Question: List three examples of poor decision making that result from drug use.

  13. Answer: Unprotected Intercourse, Criminal Behavior, and Unsafe Driving

  14. Question: Drugs of abuse trigger the release of dopamine within our brain, which allows the user to experience a temporary feeling of pleasure.

  15. Answer: True

  16. Question: Briefly explain how drug use, production, and sales pose a threat to public safety.

  17. Answer:

  18. Question: Briefly explain why drug abusers are a high suicide risk.

  19. Answer:

  20. Question: Which of the following often results from the use of drugs?

  21. A. impaired brain function

  22. B. unsafe driving

  23. C. criminal behavior

  24. D. all of the above

  25. Answer: D. all of the above