This narcotic analgesic has no medical use and can be injected, snorted, or smoked. It replaces natural endorphins in the CNS. This drug is the most widely abused opioid and is:

A nurse is caring for a client who has a history of alcohol use disorder and has been hospitalized for alcohol intoxication. The nurse enters the room and finds the client shouting "Get those bugs off of me." Which of the following responses should the nurse make?

Alcohol does not require digestion, is not converted to glycogen, and does provide energy but no nutritional value. The absorption of alcohol is increased by:

When the alcoholic attempts to stop drinking symptoms develop such as mild tremors, flu-like symptoms, severe agitation, and hallucinations. These combine to form a syndrome called:

Nurses know that alcohol functions as a

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:

An involuntary admission is:

Some of the rights a patient can expect from the therapeutic community regarding his/her care are all of the following except:

Driving and drinking accounts for large numbers of motor vehicle accidents. In an effort to prevent this, most states have limit laws governing the level of alcohol which is allowed in the blood stream of a driver. In most states this level is:

Your patient admits to using an illegal substance daily, thinking about it when not actually using it, and spending a lot of time figuring out where to get it. This patient could have:

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: