Drug Abuse: Methadone Facts

Question: Which of the following best illustrates drug misuse, as opposed to drug abuse?

(Posted by: sixflagsbabe on 2010-05-17 19:46:17)

A)taking twice the recommended dosage of an over- the- counter painkiller for a toothache. B)continuing to drink heavily after a doctor has warned you that it is damaging your liver. C)taking a drug to prevent withdrawal symptoms. D)becoming addicted to prescription painkillers.

Posted by: pdsb on 2010-05-18, 09:40:54

A) this is both misuse and abuse B) this is both misuse and abuse C) if the drug is legal and intended to prevent or alleviate withdrawal symptoms, it is neither misuse or abuse. Withdrawal symptoms result from drug abuse. Taking an illegal drug to prevent withdrawals from drug abuse, is drug abuse. D) this is addiction, resulting from misuse and abuse of painkillers.