Which of the following constitutes ‘drug abuse’: A. Physician prescribed use of penicillin G for the cure of viral fever B. Self administration of aspirin to relieve headache C. Repeated self administration of morphine to derive euphoria D. All of the above

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C. Repeated self administration of morphine to derive euphoria

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D. Differ from each other in the degree of attendant psychological dependence

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