The nurse is providing care to a patient who admits to using cocaine on a regular basis. The patient states, “I am not hurting my body.” Which is the most important teaching point for the nurse to include in patient education?
a. Cocaine use involves multiple factors associated with higher risks of heart attack and stroke.
b. Cocaine use involves multiple factors associated with C O P D and lung cancer.
c. Cocaine use contributes to risk of developing Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome.
d. Cocaine use involves multiple factors that increase risk for pain and tolerance to pain medications.
a. Cocaine use involves multiple factors associated with higher risks of heart attack and stroke.
Sometimes called “the perfect heart attack drug,” cocaine use involves multiple factors associated with higher risks of heart attack and stroke. Smoking marijuana, cigarettes, or other drugs can increase risk for developing C O P D and lung cancer. Alcohol contributes to the risk of developing Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome. Opiate, not cocaine, use can increase pain and tolerance for pain medications.
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