A person has a really bad cough and took more medicine after 2 hours. Later they realized that the bottle said they should only take it every 4-6 hours. This is an example of

(1 point) Responses drug misuse. drug misuse. drug abuse. drug abuse. a drug overdose. a drug overdose. proper drug use. proper drug use.

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This scenario is an example of drug misuse. The person took more medicine sooner than the recommended interval due to a misunderstanding of the dosing instructions, rather than intentionally using the drug inappropriately (which would be classified as drug abuse).