The behavior of overwhelming involvement with obtaining and using a drug for other than approved medical reasons is called
a. pseudoaddiction c. tolerance
b. addiction d. physical dependence
B
Tolerance is when a specific dose of medication loses its effectiveness and the patient requires larger doses to produce the same level of analgesics. Physical dependence occurs when the body physiologically adapts to opioids. When the opioids are discontinued, withdrawal symptoms occur. Addiction is behavior of overwhelming involvement with obtaining and using a drug for other than approved medical reasons. Pseudoaddiction is not a term used with opioid use.
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