Samantha is a teenager and is having a really bad day; not only did she fail her chemistry test, but also the person she wanted to go to the prom with asked someone else. She is feeling sad, lonely and depressed. Having only drunk alcohol socially in the past, she becomes intoxicated after consuming four beers that she finds in her father's garage. Based upon the four classifications of adolescent substance use, which of the following best describes Samantha situation?

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Samantha is using alcohol to cope with her emotional distress, which aligns with medicinal substance use, where substances are used to relieve negative emotions or stress.

Samantha Is a Teenager and Is Having a Really Bad