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O-LevelBiologyCoordination & Response5090/11 · May/June 2019 · Q251 Mark

Which statements about the use of heroin are correct?

Aaddiction occurs as higher and higher doses are needed to get the same effect: X, everybody who takes a dose of heroin becomes an addict: X, tolerance to heroin means a user can survive higher and higher doses: X, medical assistance is always necessary to withdraw from heroin addiction: X
Baddiction occurs as higher and higher doses are needed to get the same effect: ✓, everybody who takes a dose of heroin becomes an addict: X, tolerance to heroin means a user can survive higher and higher doses: ✓, medical assistance is always necessary to withdraw from heroin addiction: ✓
Caddiction occurs as higher and higher doses are needed to get the same effect: ✓, everybody who takes a dose of heroin becomes an addict: X, tolerance to heroin means a user can survive higher and higher doses: ✓, medical assistance is always necessary to withdraw from heroin addiction: X
Daddiction occurs as higher and higher doses are needed to get the same effect: X, everybody who takes a dose of heroin becomes an addict: ✓, tolerance to heroin means a user can survive higher and higher doses: ✓, medical assistance is always necessary to withdraw from heroin addiction: ✓

✓ Correct answer

B: addiction occurs as higher and higher doses are needed to get the same effect: ✓, everybody who takes a dose of heroin becomes an addict: X, tolerance to heroin means a user can survive higher and higher doses: ✓, medical assistance is always necessary to withdraw from heroin addiction: ✓

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Coordination & Response, O-Level Biology (syllabus 5090). Multiple choice, 1 mark.
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O-Level Biology, May/June 2019 Paper 1 Variant 1, question 25.

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