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A patient has been using one drug and has required increasing dosages. When changed to another agent in the same class, higher dosages of that agent are required as well. This is an example of:
 
  1. tolerance.
  2. cross-tolerance.
  3. physical dependence.
  4. psychologic dependence.

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An adult drinks wine at parties several times a year. During adolescence, this person experimented with marijuana on several occasions. After surgery last year, this individual took opioids for a week to manage the pain.
 
  How would this pattern be classified?
  1. Substance abuse
  2. Substance dependence
  3. Polysubstance abuse
  4. Classification would depend on cultural influences.


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Reply #1 on: Jul 23, 2018
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Reply #2 on: Jul 23, 2018
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