A Drug Addict Informs You That He Has Been Taking

question 75

Multiple Choice

A drug addict informs you that he has been taking Oxycontin and now requires more and more of the drug to take his chronic back pain away. The EMT would recognize this patient as experiencing:

• A) overdose.
• B) dependence.
• C) tolerance.
• D) adverse reaction.

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