A state of being in which a person feels a psychological and/or physical need to use a substance in order to experience its effects and/or to avoid the unpleasant effects of its absence is:

co-dependency

detoxification

withdrawal

dependence

Answer and Explanation

The Correct Answer is D

A. co-dependency
This refers to maladaptive emotional or behavioral relationships, often enabling someone else's addiction-not the actual need for a substance.

B. detoxification
This is the process of eliminating a substance from the body, not a description of the state of needing it.

C. withdrawal
Withdrawal is the physical and psychological symptoms experienced after stopping a substance, not the ongoing need to continue using.

D. dependence
Dependence refers to the compulsion to use a substance to achieve effects or avoid withdrawal, and can be physical, psychological, or both.

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Correct Answer is C

Explanation

A. Major tranquilizer: These are antipsychotic medications used to treat serious psychiatric disorders, not alcohol.

B. CNS stimulant: Alcohol slows brain activity; it is not a stimulant.

C. CNS depressant: Alcohol reduces central nervous system activity, resulting in drowsiness, slowed reaction times, and impaired coordination.

D. Minor tranquilizer: These include benzodiazepines like diazepam, not alcohol.

A. Clonidine B. Narcan C. Methadone D. Orlaam

Correct Answer is B

Explanation

A. Clonidine:
Used to manage withdrawal symptoms (especially from opioids), but it does not reverse overdose or respiratory depression.

B. Narcan:
Narcan (naloxone) is an opioid antagonist used to rapidly reverse opioid overdose, especially life-threatening respiratory depression.

C. Methadone:
A long-acting opioid agonist used for maintenance therapy in opioid addiction-not for acute overdose reversal.

D. Orlaam:
Like methadone, it is used in maintenance treatment of opioid dependence but not for overdose reversal.

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Correct Answer is B

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