A pattern of personality characteristics and behaviors related to addictive/dependent behaviors that lead to dysfunctional interactions with other people is known as:

One of the most potent of the hallucinogens, with an effect of over 12 hours and flashbacks which can occur within a few days or more than a year later is called:

Symptoms of withdrawal from alcohol characterized by agitation, disorientation, hallucinations and/or delusions are termed:

A class of substances producing feelings of well being, wakefulness and increased energy is:

A nurse is assisting with the admission of a client who is experiencing acute alcohol intoxication. When working with this client, which of the following approaches should the nurse take?

The repetition of some socially unacceptable behavior, after that behavior had previously stopped (such as when a person successfully completes rehab and returns to substance abuse repeatedly) is called:

The person chronically abusing drugs runs the risk of mental impairment. The area of the brain which can be affected and be permanently damaged is the:

A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client who has alcohol use disorder and is taking disulfiram. Which of the following statements should the nurse include in the teaching?

A state of being in which a person feels a psychological and/or physical need to use a substance in order to experience its effects and/or to avoid the unpleasant effects of its absence is:

When caring for the addicted patient, the nurse is responsible for providing safety during this acute phase of recovery. The patient may demonstrate tremors, nervousness, and restlessness, and may receive drugs to assist. This acute phase is called:

Nurses know that alcohol functions as a