When the patient is suffering from an acute overdose of a narcotic, severe respiratory depression occurs. The drug given to reverse this symptom

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?

Nurses know that alcohol functions as a

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

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:

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:

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:

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:

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:

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:

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: