Which term describes a temporary change in emotional, cognitive, and psychomotor functioning after significant drug intake?

Which term describes a temporary change in emotional, cognitive, and psychomotor functioning after significant drug intake?

• A. Intoxication
• B. Dependence
• C. Tolerance
• D. Cross-tolerance

Answer: (A)

Intoxication is the temporary impairment in emotional state, thinking, and motor skills that occurs after significant drug intake. This state is reversible as the drug's effects wear off, and functioning returns toward baseline once metabolism and elimination reduce the drug’s impact. The other terms describe longer-term relationships with drugs rather than an immediate, short-lived impairment: dependence is a chronic need for the substance with potential withdrawal; tolerance is a reduced response to a drug over time requiring higher doses for the same effect; cross-tolerance is when tolerance to one drug reduces sensitivity to a related drug. So intoxication best captures the immediate, transient changes in how a person feels, thinks, and moves after taking a drug.

Intoxication is the temporary impairment in emotional state, thinking, and motor skills that occurs after significant drug intake. This state is reversible as the drug's effects wear off, and functioning returns toward baseline once metabolism and elimination reduce the drug’s impact. The other terms describe longer-term relationships with drugs rather than an immediate, short-lived impairment: dependence is a chronic need for the substance with potential withdrawal; tolerance is a reduced response to a drug over time requiring higher doses for the same effect; cross-tolerance is when tolerance to one drug reduces sensitivity to a related drug. So intoxication best captures the immediate, transient changes in how a person feels, thinks, and moves after taking a drug.