Asked by Jordan Blevins on Jun 23, 2024
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Training young people in drug refusal skills is a tactic that is most clearly designed to "inoculate" them against
A) hallucinations.
B) peer pressure.
C) excess dopamine receptors.
D) painkilling neurotransmitters.
Peer Pressure
The influence exerted by a peer group in encouraging a person to change their attitudes, values, or behaviors to conform to group norms.
Drug Refusal Skills
The abilities and strategies an individual uses to effectively resist the pressure to use drugs.
Inoculate
A medical process that introduces a vaccine into the body to stimulate an immune response against a specific disease.
- Identify strategies for drug use prevention and the reduction of harm associated with drug use.
Verified Answer
AA
ARETHA ALFORDJun 27, 2024
Final Answer :
B
Explanation :
Training young people in drug refusal skills is designed to help them resist peer pressure to try drugs, making them more "immune" or "inoculated" against the influence of their peers when it comes to drug use. The other choices are not relevant to the purpose of this kind of training.
Learning Objectives
- Identify strategies for drug use prevention and the reduction of harm associated with drug use.