Why Is Treatment for Stimulant Dependence Difficult

question 17

Multiple Choice

Why is treatment for stimulant dependence difficult?

• A) Doctors are generally reluctant to treat sufferers of substance abuse.
• B) Stimulant abusers tend to use other drugs to counteract some of the effects of the stimulants, and become dependent on these drugs as well.
• C) Stimulants are very addicting and it often takes many years to quit using them.
• D) Psychological and biological treatments must be used in conjunction, never separately.
• E) It is easier to treat those who are addicted to socially acceptable drugs.

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