The Recent Opioid Crisis and Its Derivatives Are Part of a Long-Standing

question 46

Multiple Choice

The recent opioid crisis and its derivatives are part of a long-standing trend in American culture where

• A) we approach new drug epidemics with rationality and confidence that we can overcome any temporary trends of misuse of substances.
• B) all use of medications or recreational substances is frowned upon and stigmatized.
• C) we have routinely grappled with some type of drug that was seen as a public health hazard based on our historical fascination and fear of drug use.
• D) we are constantly moving forward and evolving as a society in the avoidance, prevention, and treatment of drug addiction.

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