According to Psychologists, the Formal Meaning of the Term Drug

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Multiple Choice

According to psychologists, the formal meaning of the term drug abuse is:

• A) the use of any drug to alter consciousness.
• B) the use of any illegal drug.
• C) recurrent drug use that results in disrupted academic, social, or occupational functioning, or in legal or psychological problems.
• D) a pattern of recurrent drug use that results in physical addiction to an illegal drug.

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Definitions:

Placebo

A substance with no therapeutic effect, often used in clinical trials as a control to test the effectiveness of drugs.

Placebo Injection

A treatment using a substance that has no therapeutic effect, used as a control in testing new drugs.

Control Group

In experimental research, a group of subjects that does not receive the treatment or intervention being studied and is used as a benchmark to measure the effects of the treatment.

Inactive Substance

A substance that has no intended therapeutic effects, often used as a control in experiments.