Explain the Difference Between Drug Abuse and Drug Misuse

question 11

Essay

Explain the difference between drug abuse and drug misuse.

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Definitions:

Drug Tolerance

A physiological condition where increased doses of a drug are required to achieve effects originally produced by lower doses, due to the body's adaptation to the drug.

Unfamiliar Setting

An environment or situation that is not recognized or known by an individual, often causing discomfort or anxiety.

Discrimination

The unjust or prejudicial treatment of different categories of people, especially on the grounds of race, age, or sex.

Classical Conditioning

A process of education where two stimuli are persistently paired together; a reaction initially brought about by the second stimulus is eventually brought about by the first stimulus alone.