Your Cousin Has Confided in You That She Thinks She

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Essay

Your cousin has confided in you that she thinks she might have a drug problem.She explains that lately she can only think about getting high and seems to need much more of the drug in order to achieve that high.She is having difficulty in school and has been reprimanded at her job for being late.She has tried to cut back on her use of the drug,but she got sick every time she tried to quit.Identify and define the characteristics of drug dependence being manifested by this individual.

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