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When a Person First Tries a Drug Such as Heroin

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When a person first tries a drug such as heroin, he or she feels a "rush" of pleasure.However, as the drug wears off, discomfort and craving occurs with the easiest way to end the discomfort being to take another dose, as most drug users quickly learn.Although taking another dose ends the discomfort, the drug will stop producing pleasure because of


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Mean Age

The average age of individuals in a particular group, calculated by summing their ages and dividing by the number of individuals.

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A challenge or duty that relates to an individual’s psychological development in, and interaction with, a social environment.

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