Angelina has had difficulty falling asleep for some time. She started taking a prescribed sleeping pill every night for her insomnia. Now, she needs the pill to fall asleep. Without it, she will toss and turn all night, getting little sleep. Angelina is
A) dependent and drug abusive.
B) dependent and not drug abusive.
C) dependent but not physiologically addicted.
D) dependent and tolerant.

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Angelina is dependent on the sleeping pill to fall asleep, indicating a reliance on the medication for a specific function (sleep). However, there's no information suggesting she's using the medication in a way that's harmful or outside of its intended use, which would be indicative of drug abuse. Therefore, she is dependent but not drug abusive.

Angelina Has Had Difficulty Falling Asleep for Some Time