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BRWH

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Tony, unable to sleep, takes a tranquilizer along with barbiturates. The combined action of the drugs prove to be fatal and kill him. This condition resulting from the combination of two depressants taken at a time is known as _________.
 
  a. potentiation
  b. chipping
  c. tolerance
  d. dependence

Question 2

A similarity between cocaine and amphetamine is that both ________.
 
  a. produce paranoid psychotic reactions at very low doses
  b. stimulate the central nervous system
  c. are synthetic stimulants
  d. primarily act as analgesics and painkillers


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stillxalice

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Reply #1 on: Jul 2, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Answer: a

Answer to Question 2

Answer: a


BRWH

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Reply 2 on: Jul 2, 2018
Gracias!

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Great answer, keep it coming :)

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