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kfurse

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Explain the differences among the definitions of drug misuse, drug abuse, and deviant drug use.
 
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According to the text, the word addiction is a controversial term that has different meanings for different people.
 
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false


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aprice35067

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

Misuse: greater amounts or for other purposes than prescribed; abuse: drug use that causes problems for the user; deviant: not common in the larger society, and leads to corrective action by the society. Bonus: appropriate examples of each, and/or showing how these definitions may overlap in specific instances.

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kfurse

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Reply 2 on: Jun 22, 2018
Great answer, keep it coming :)

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Gracias!

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