Why Are Heroin Users More Likely to Overdose When They

question 13

Multiple Choice

Why are heroin users more likely to overdose when they inject heroin someplace other than their usual location?

• A) Heroin users tend to inject a larger dose in new locations.
• B) Heroin users learn to associate safe practices with their usual location.
• C) Heroin users find drug use more rewarding in new locations.
• D) Cues that normally trigger a conditioned response that helps to prepare the body for the heroin are missing in the new locations.

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Definitions:

Echoic Sensory Memory

A component of sensory memory that specifically holds auditory information, lasting for a few seconds after the initial stimulus.

Iconic Sensory Memory

The visual component of sensory memory, allowing the mind to retain an image of a visual stimulus for a brief period after the actual stimulus is gone.

Tactile Sensory Memory

The brief retention of sensory information related to touch, part of the sensory memory that allows for the preservation of tactile impressions for a short time after the actual stimulus has ended.

Automatic Encoding

Tendency of certain kinds of information to enter long-term memory with little or no effortful encoding.