Drugs are reinforcing when
a. they cause good feelings.
b. there is a long interval between a response and the drug onset.
c. the drug onset is slow and steady.
d. they rapidly activate the reinforcement mechanism.
e. the drug has an extremely delayed onset of action.
Answer: d. they rapidly activate the reinforcement mechanism.
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