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:

By which symptom is it possible to identify a long-term cocaine user?

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:

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:

Alcoholics Anonymous consists of abstinent alcoholics who help other alcoholics become and stay sober. The foundation of AA is: (select all that apply)

Nurses know that alcohol functions as a

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

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)

A nurse is caring for a client who is experiencing opioid withdrawal. Which of the following medications should the nurse anticipate the provider to prescribe?

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

When does the addictive/dependent personality, due to continuous drug use, result in an inability to function without the substance, and little or no contact with other people?