A migrant farmworker brings his daughter to the clinic with severe heat stroke from being out in the sun.
The nurse explains the danger signs and stresses staying cool and drinking lots of water.
The man seems to know this already.
Which of the following best describes the most likely reason that this happened?

Choice A rationale

Avoiding legal complications aligns with primary prevention, but the nurse’s focus is reducing health risks associated with drug use, especially blood-borne diseases from shared needles.

Choice B rationale

Tertiary prevention minimizes harm like disease transmission. Providing sterilization education addresses risks from ongoing drug use, emphasizing reduction of complications rather than complete cessation.

Choice C rationale

Secondary prevention detects or prevents complications early. While sterilizing needles helps, the focus here is ongoing harm reduction rather than immediate risk identification or complication prevention.

Choice D rationale

Educating about safe injections promotes harm reduction but does not focus on primary prevention. Tertiary prevention is the appropriate classification for reducing ongoing drug use risks. .

Choice A rationale

Methamphetamine use is associated with risky behaviors like needle-sharing, which increases transmission of infectious diseases such as hepatitis C and HIV. Such behaviors exacerbate public health challenges.

Choice B rationale

Methamphetamine use exacerbates mental health issues such as paranoia and depression, rather than improving mental health. Its stimulant effect often leads to neurological and psychological harm.

Choice C rationale

Methamphetamine use is linked to aggressive behaviors, heightened irritability, and impulsiveness, increasing risk of violence instead of decreasing it. These effects pose significant public safety concerns.

Choice D rationale

Methamphetamine use often leads to social isolation due to erratic behavior, distrust, and stigma. It impairs relationships instead of improving social interactions.