Khantzian makes the case that drug use is:

A. random and stress-related.
B. a random activity.
C. an attempt to alleviate pain through self-medication.
D. hardly influenced by the levels of depression or hyperactivity of a drug user.
E. purposeful and random, based on set and setting.


Answer: C

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