Heterosexual Contact with a High-Risk Partner and Injection Drug Use

question 47

True/False

Heterosexual contact with a high-risk partner and injection drug use are the two major risk factors for HIV infection in Canadian women.

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Definitions:

Serotonin Selective Reuptake Inhibitors

A class of drugs typically used as antidepressants that function by increasing serotonin levels in the brain by inhibiting its reuptake into the presynaptic cell.

Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors

A class of medications that inhibit the activity of monoamine oxidase enzymes, used in the treatment of psychiatric and neurological disorders by increasing the levels of certain neurotransmitters in the brain.

Tricyclics

A class of antidepressant drugs that work by inhibiting the reuptake of serotonin and norepinephrine, thereby increasing the levels of these neurotransmitters in the brain.

Stay Awake

Refers to maintaining alertness and avoiding sleep, often through natural or artificial means.