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Anajune7

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What does the term chronic toxicity refer to?
 
  a) The psychological and physical harm a drug could cause over a long period of us
  b) The capacity of a drug to produce a diminished effect upon repeated administrations of the drug
  c) A model of drug dependence where the user continues taking drugs to avoid withdrawal symptoms
  d) The number of reported deaths per year caused by the abuse of any given drug

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Discuss the reasons why benzodiazepines do not present the same potential for abuse that cocaine, alcohol, or barbiturates do.
 
  What will be an ideal response?


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Reply #1 on: Jun 22, 2018
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Answer to Question 2

Many who abuse this drug are between 11 and 13 years old.


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