When Drug Use Interferes with Normal Behaviour, Experienced Users May

question 85

Multiple Choice

When drug use interferes with normal behaviour, experienced users may learn to compensate and show less impairment than new users. What does this demonstrate?

• A) Drug disposition tolerance
• B) Behavioural tolerance
• C) An active metabolite
• D) A prodrug

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Definitions:

Social Darwinist

Refers to the application of the natural selection theory to social, political, and economic issues, proposing that success and failure in these spheres are governed by natural laws.

Survival of the Fittest

is a concept from evolutionary theory, suggesting that individuals or species that are best adapted to their environment are more likely to survive and reproduce.

Front Region

A term from Erving Goffman's dramaturgical analysis referring to social settings where individuals perform specific roles for an audience, adhering to societal norms and expectations.

Social Darwinism

A theory that applies the concepts of natural selection and survival of the fittest to human societies, often used to justify social policies that maintain societal inequalities.