Describe the options for treating heroin addiction and why people are starting to see it as a medical problem
What will be an ideal response?
The most common treatment for heroin addiction is to maintain addicts on methadone, which is an addictive synthetic drug similar to opium. Methadone does not provide the euphoric rush of heroin, but it does prevent withdrawal symptoms that can truly be unbearable.
Addiction is increasingly viewed as a medical problem as understanding of the changes addiction produces in the brain become better understood.
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a. a statistic that equals the sample mean b. a statistic whose average is very stable from sample to sample c. a statistic used to measure racial diversity d. a statistic whose long range average is equal to the parameter it estimates
Stage 4 sleep is marked by _________ waves
a. alpha b. beta c. theta d. delta e. gamma
A researcher asks a parent to keep a diary of their child's linguistic utterances over the course
of the day, and asks the parent to tape record the child's linguistic behavior during bath - and meal-time. This assessment is known as a: A) comprehensive, standardized language test. B) pragmatics test. C) representative language sample. D) linguistic screening assessment.
Classical conditioning and operant conditioning are similar in that both stress the
A) role of rewards in learning new behaviors. B) role of punishment in learning new behaviors. C) idea that all behavior is a consequence of interaction with the environment. D) idea that all behavior begins with an involuntary or reflexive response.