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Addiction Studies Ch 1-3 Correct Answers!! 2024
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Addiction Studies Ch 1-3 Correct Answers!! 2024acute toxicity - correct answers the acute or psychological harm a drug might
present to the user right after or soon after taking the drug
effective dose (ED) - correct answers the minimum dose necessary to feel the
intended effect
lethal dose (LD) - correct answers minimal dose capable of causing death
therapeutic index - correct answers measure of a drug's relate safety for use
ratio of the lethal dose for 50% of the pop : to : effective dose for 50% of the pop
margin of safety - correct answers the ratio of a lethal dose for 1% of the
population to the effective use for 99% of the population
DAWN reports/statistics - correct answers another measure of drug toxicity. major
drugs in use in large cities
Heroin has a __% chance of death - correct answers 50%
Tobacco kills more than ___ and ___ - correct answers alcohol, illicit drugs
, tolerance - correct answers the capacity of a drug to have a gradually diminished
effect over repeated uses, which is how users can become addicted
behavioral tolerance - correct answers occurs when tolerance effects are
maximized when the drug-taking behavior occurs consistently in the same
surroundings/circumstances. the body falls into a ritual
physical dependence model - correct answers compulsive drug taking behavior is
tied to an avoidance of withdrawal symptoms
psychological dependence model - correct answers drug-taking behavior is tied to
a genuine CRAVING and its highly reinforced effects on the user's body and mind
DSM5 recognizes "substance use disorder" with what following criteria? - correct
answers 1) having a tolerance for the drug (taking more than needed to feel effect)
2) dependence can't stop using/cutting down)
3) wasting your time using, finding, spending $
4) using despite insight/helplessness
5) stops you from work/job, family, etc
6) getting withdrawals
1 in __ injection-drug users in the US have been infected with HIV - correct
answers 1 in 6
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