Mary has been taking Valium for four weeks for her symptoms of anxiety. When her family doctor refuses to renew the prescription, Mary goes to another physician and gets an even stronger dosage prescription for Valium. Mary is running the risk of:
A) developing tardive dyskinesia.
B) becoming addicted to Valium.
C) developing some of the positive symptoms of schizophrenia, such as hallucination and delusions.
D) decreasing the level of GABA in her brain to dangerously low levels.
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