Drug Tolerance for Morphine or Heroin Develops Quickly When

question 123

Multiple Choice

Drug tolerance for morphine or heroin develops quickly when

• A) the user injects the drug repeatedly in a particular environment.
• B) the user varies the environment each time the drug is injected.
• C) the user administers the drug with a variety of techniques.
• D) the body fails to trigger countermeasures against the drug's effects.

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Definitions:

LOM

Limitation of Motion, a term used to describe the restricted movement of a limb or joint.

Analgesic

A category of drugs used to achieve pain relief; also known as painkillers.

Pain

A negative sensory and emotional reaction related to either existing or impending bodily injury, or explained as if such injury has occurred.

Electromyography

A diagnostic procedure to assess the health of muscles and the nerve cells that control them (motor neurons) by recording the electrical activity produced by skeletal muscles.