Gina Has Been Using Heroin for Two Years

question 341

Multiple Choice

Gina has been using heroin for two years. Lately, she has found she must inject higher and higher dosages of the drug to get the same "high" she has come to expect from her drug use.
Her need for higher dosages is best described as ______.

• A) dependence
• B) addiction
• C) tolerance
• D) potentiation

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Definitions:

Collective Bargaining

A process where employers and employees negotiate wages, working conditions, and other employment terms through their representatives.

Working Conditions

The environment, including physical and psychological aspects, in which an individual or staff performs their job duties.

Compensating Differential

The compensating differential is the difference in wages that arises to offset the non-monetary characteristics of different jobs, such as riskiness or unpleasantness.

Wage Disparity

The difference in wages earned by different groups of workers, often due to factors like gender, education, or ethnicity.