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tth

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Explain how a drug's rate of onset and duration of action affect psychological dependence and withdrawal. Give examples from this chapter.
 
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According to the DAWN data set, zolpidem-related emergency room visits declined between 2005 and 2010
 
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Reply #1 on: Jun 22, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Drugs with rapid onset of action will be more likely than slow-acting drugs to produce psychological dependence. Examples include short-acting barbiturates, like secobarbital, and Xanax, a rapid-acting benzodiazepine. Physical dependence occurs when the drug leaves the system more rapidly than the body can adapt. Drugs with a short duration of action, such as secobarbital, leave the body rapidly and are much more likely to produce physical withdrawal symptoms than are longer-acting drugs.

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