Which behavior would indicate to the nurse that an adolescent has entered the third stage of substance abuse? The adolescent:
a. is abusing alcohol on the weekends.
b. has been caught smoking hash in the school bathroom.
c. admits to being curious about the alcohol in the family liquor cabinet.
d. has begun selling drugs at school to support a serious drug addiction.
B
The third stage of substance abuse (regular use) is characterized by progression to midweek use of substances to get high; excitement followed by guilt over use; and regular use progressing from tobacco, alcohol, and marijuana to other substances such as hash oil, tranquilizers, sedatives, and amphetamines.
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