A nurse is teaching a group of nursing students about drug abuse. Which statement by a student indicates a need for further teaching?

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Physical dependence occurs with prolonged drug exposure and, through neuroadaptive processes, results in abstinence syndrome if a drug is withdrawn. It does not necessarily result in compulsive drug-seeking behavior. Patients can have drug addiction, which involves compulsive drug seeking without having developed a tolerance to drug effects. Addictive behavior is the result of psychologic dependence with an intense subjective need for a drug. Because abstinence syndrome is uncomfortable, physical dependence can increase subjective feelings for a drug.

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