Prescription Stimulants Can Be Misused for a Variety of Reasons

question 124

Multiple Choice

Prescription stimulants can be misused for a variety of reasons (e.g., to get high, to help students remain alert while studying for exams) . ___% of students in grades 7-12 in Atlantic Canada reported nonmedical stimulant use in 2007

• A) 1%.
• B) 3%.
• C) 6%.
• D) 9%.

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Definitions:

Maldevelopment

A condition that occurs when the ego consists solely of a single way of coping with conflict.

Maladaptions

Behaviors or tendencies that were once helpful in earlier stages of development or in previous situations but are now counterproductive or harmful.

Malignancies

Medical term denoting cancerous tumors that are characterized by uncontrolled growth and the potential to invade or spread to other parts of the body.

Adolescent Stage

A period of life between childhood and adulthood, characterized by significant physical, psychological, and social changes.