Answer:
D. Addiction is a chronic problem in which a person has altered his or her brain and can't stop taking a substance.
Step-by-step explanation:
I had this for a K12 4.11 Unit Test: Substance Abuse Prevention quiz so I will only display the questions and correct answer/answers below! (10 question quiz)
1. How have policies changed about smoking in public?
Most states have passed laws prohibiting smoking in most public places.
2. What is the best definition of addiction?
Addiction is a chronic problem in which a person has altered his or her brain and can’t stop taking a substance.
3. What are improper uses of a prescription medicine?
using the medicine again when a person thinks the same illness has returned
giving the medicine to a sibling who is sick with the same illness
4. What is a benefit of a smoke-free environment?
People who don’t want to smoke do not have to breathe secondhand smoke.
5. What is the best way to find accurate information on the proper use of medications?
asking or calling the prescribing doctor’s office
6. What is the purpose of a drug ad placed by a drug company that mentions a medical condition, but not a drug name?
The goal is to get people to ask their doctor about drugs that might treat a condition.
7. Nathan was caught drinking alcohol. This is illegal since he is only 17.
When discussing the problem with a counselor, what should Nathan focus on first?
taking responsibility for his choices
8. Which drug is an opioid?
oxycodone
9. Which factors may protect a young person from using a substance?
being self-confident
being involved in many activities and organizations
10. Which choice correctly identifies a legal opioid and an illegal opioid?
A legal opioid is morphine while an illegal opioid is heroin.
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