Which of the following clients is exhibiting the effects of an alcohol use disorder?
A) A 66-year-old man who has been admitted to the emergency department with apparent delirium tremens
B) A 22-year-old male student who now drinks nine or ten drinks in order to get the same effect that he used to get from drinking a six pack
C) A 59-year-old woman whose recent CT scan reveals the presence of Wernicke's encephalopathy
D) A 28-year-old woman who is experiencing the signs and symptoms of alcohol withdrawal
Ans: B
Tolerance is a symptom of alcohol dependence, which is an alcohol use disorder. Alcohol withdrawal and organic brain damage are problems that result directly from the effects of alcohol on the CNS and are considered alcohol-induced disorders.
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