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ozzi
3 years ago
14

Understanding the difference between use and misuse is the key to a healthy outlook on drugs true or false

Health
2 answers:
igomit [66]3 years ago
7 0
True this is because using a "Drug" is not always bad. for example if I take an advil. I just used a drug if i take 20 advils and die i just misused one
bagirrra123 [75]3 years ago
7 0
True because if you take a drug like Tylenol to help my sickness that wouldn't be considered as misuse
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