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 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?

Basic practices for professional conduct in mental health care include:

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?

Nicotine is a drug found in tobacco and smoking is a legally sanctioned form of substance abuse. If heavy users stop suddenly, withdrawal symptoms occur. Many people who quit relapse within one (1) year. This number is:

A sedative-hypnotic drug that is not approved in the United States and is often involved in date-rape cases is:

Personality traits, including low stress tolerance, dependency, negative self-image, and depression have been identified in persons who exhibit a pattern of compulsive and habitual substance abuse termed:

Nurses know that alcohol functions as a

This is the favorite drug of abuse by young people and may lead to more dangerous drug abuse. Most do not show up in a routine drug screen and are 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:

Unpleasant physical and/or psychological symptoms that occur when people stop taking a substance on which they have become physically and psychologically dependent is: