A student has written an incorrect definition of “Adolescence”. Which option should replace it?
- AUse of a drug in a harmful, inappropriate or self-destructive manner rather than for a legitimate medical need.
- BA condition in which abrupt discontinuation of a regularly used substance produces a characteristic withdrawal syndrome.
- CA drug such as morphine or heroin that acts on opioid receptors in the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract.
- DThe vulnerable transitional period, approximately 12-18 years of age, linking childhood and adulthood and involving biological and behavioural changes.
✓ Correct answer: D
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