Distinguish between drug misuse and abuse. Provide information from the chapter to support your answer
What will be an ideal response?
Answer: Drug misuse is the use of a drug for a purpose for which it was not intended, such as taking a friend's prescription painkiller for your headache. Drug abuse is excessive use of any drug that may result in serious harm. Both may lead to addiction.
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A) Kinesiology B) Occupational therapy C) Respiratory therapy D) Physical therapy
An 18-year-old patient calls a physician's office to request a refill for birth control pills. Which response by the nurse is best?
A. "The physician must see you at least every 6 months to provide prescription refills." B. "If you've been seen by the doctor in the last year, a prescription refill can be called to your pharmacy." C. "All birth control medications require a hand-written prescription, so you will need to pick this up at the desk at your convenience." D. "Are you sexually active?"
Cardiac tamponade is:
A. acute compression of the heart due to the accumulation of fluid within the pericardial cavity B. a general disease of the heart muscle C. blockage of an artery that supplies the heart D. death of a portion of the myocardium, usually caused by an occluded vessel interrupting blood flow
In the early 20th century, unwanted pregnancies were largely a function of
a. the high cost of contraceptives. b. the lack of availability of contraceptives. c. the failure to use contraceptives properly. d. the prevalence of sexual intercourse outside of marriage. e. cavalier attitudes toward sexuality.