Which of the following is the most accurate statement about a person who has become physiologically dependent on a substance?

Physiological dependence means the body has adapted to the substance and may experience withdrawal when it is removed. Those withdrawal effects can impair the body’s physical functioning, so the most accurate statement is that physical functioning will be reduced. The answer is C, “Their physical functioning will be reduced if they are deprived of that substance.”

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