Suppose a person is prescribed an opioid medication (similar to heroin) to treat a painful injury. But after her injury heals, she takes the drug primarily to feel euphoria. Based on this information alone, what term would you use to describe her drug use?

A. drug dependence
B. deviant drug use
C. drug abuse
D. drug misuse

D

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a) implicit; explicit b) explicit; implicit c) general knowledge; personal facts d) personal facts; general knowledge

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a. cognitive dissonance b. diffusion of responsibility c. disbelief d. normative influence e. cohesiveness

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