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Heavy or dependent drug users who resume taking drugs after having stopped for a period of time can have a heightened risk of overdose and death. Which of the following best explains why this is the case?Question 3Select one:When people who have been in prison are released they can usually only find street drugs which are often heavily adulterated. If they use this drug there is a possibility that the drug is very unsafe and will cause death.After a period of time away from drug use a person’s body is no longer primed to combat the use of high-levels of this drug. This is because once they stopped using this drug their bodies natural response to it waned and the body reverted to its original ‘normal’.It is very common that drug users will be taking combinations of drugs and medications that can have similar effects (e.g., stimulant drug and stimulant medications, or depressant drugs and depressant medications). In situations like this the potential for overdose is serious because they may have an additive or synergistic effect.Heavy or dependent drug users can increase their risk of overdose primarily because of trying to combat drug use with a medication that has the oppositive effect (e.g., mixing a depressant drug with a stimulant medication). Often this can be fatal because it can lower respiratory rates while at the same time increasing heart rate, resulting in death.

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Heavy or dependent drug users who resume taking drugs after having stopped for a period of time can have a heightened risk of overdose and death. Which of the following best explains why this is the case?Question 3Select one:When people who have been in prison are released they can usually only find street drugs which are often heavily adulterated. If they use this drug there is a possibility that the drug is very unsafe and will cause death.After a period of time away from drug use a person’s body is no longer primed to combat the use of high-levels of this drug. This is because once they stopped using this drug their bodies natural response to it waned and the body reverted to its original ‘normal’.It is very common that drug users will be taking combinations of drugs and medications that can have similar effects (e.g., stimulant drug and stimulant medications, or depressant drugs and depressant medications). In situations like this the potential for overdose is serious because they may have an additive or synergistic effect.Heavy or dependent drug users can increase their risk of overdose primarily because of trying to combat drug use with a medication that has the oppositive effect (e.g., mixing a depressant drug with a stimulant medication). Often this can be fatal because it can lower respiratory rates while at the same time increasing heart rate, resulting in death.

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The best explanation for why heavy or dependent drug users who resume taking drugs after having stopped for a period of time can have a heightened risk of overdose and death is: After a period of time away from drug use a person’s body is no longer primed to combat the use of high-levels of this drug. This is because once they stopped using this drug their bodies natural response to it waned and the body reverted to its original ‘normal’. This means that their tolerance to the drug has decreased, and if they take the same amount of the drug as they used to, it can lead to an overdose because their body is no longer equipped to handle such a high dose.

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