All of the following are characteristics of instrumental drug use except:
A) voluntarily taking a drug.
B) taking a drug for a reason other than feeling the drug effects.
C) taking a drug for a specific purpose.
D) taking a drug in order to feel high from the drug.

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Instrumental drug use involves taking a drug for a specific purpose, such as to relieve pain or improve concentration, rather than simply to feel the drug's psychoactive effects. Taking a drug in order to feel high from the drug is characteristic of recreational drug use, which is the opposite of instrumental drug use. Therefore, choice D is the characteristic of recreational drug use, not instrumental drug use.

All of the Following Are Characteristics of Instrumental Drug Use