As there is no cure for addiction, abstinence is considered to be the control of the disease. The goal of treatment is to assist the patient to abstain from substance use for the remainder of his/her life. This phase of the program is called:

A nurse is collecting data from a client who is experiencing alcohol withdrawal delirium. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect? (Select all that apply)

The middle stage of addictive-dependent behavior is characterized by:

Methamphetamine (crystal meth, MDMA) is a hallucinogenic stimulant which (in high doses) can trigger hyperthermia, and also lead to kidney and heart failure. Which of the following is a common sign of methamphetamine use?

The professional's responsibility to safeguard a patient from self-harm is:

A group of structurally dissimilar substances that lead to various false sensory perceptions sometimes leading to a tragic end such as "flying" off the 12th floor balcony is

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:

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?

The disease of dependence has three stages. In which stage does the user demonstrate signs of withdrawal when the drug is stopped, and experience severe physical problems and disabling psychological difficulties?

An involuntary admission is:

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: