Explain the Self-Medication Hypothesis and Identify One of the Drugs

question 11

Essay

Explain the self-medication hypothesis and identify one of the drugs to which the hypothesis may apply.

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Definitions:

Utilitarianism

is an ethical theory that suggests the best action is the one that maximizes utility, usually defined as that which produces the greatest well-being of the greatest number of people.

Ethical Relativism

The belief that morality is relative to the norms of one's culture, meaning that what is considered moral in one society may be considered immoral in another.

Morality

Principles concerning the distinction between right and wrong or good and bad behavior.

Natural Law

The philosophy proposing that certain rights or values are inherent by virtue of human nature and universally cognizable through human reason.