The nurse is completing a history on a client who has been referred to a substance abuse clinic. Which of the following statements by the client would most indicate a problem with abuse of a psychoactive substance?
A. "I have never had a positive drug test."
B. "I have been arrested several times in the last two months."
C. "I do not have a job."
D. "I cannot get along with people at work."
E. "I am not married."
B. "I have been arrested several times in the last two months."
D. "I cannot get along with people at work."
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