A patient was admitted with a diagnosis of a gastrointestinal bleed, the latest of several hospital admissions that have been attributed to his alcohol abuse. The addictions medicine specialist has prescribed disulfiram, which will
A) prevent the patient from experiencing euphoria if he drinks alcohol.
B) produce unpleasant reactions if the patient drinks alcohol.
C) intensify the patient's CNS depression if he drinks alcohol.
D) result in a depressed mood if he drinks alcohol.
B
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Disulfiram inhibits the enzyme aldehyde dehydrogenase to block the oxidation of alcohol. The resulting accumulation of acetaldehyde produces an unpleasant reaction when disulfiram is consumed with alcohol. The effects do not include prevention of euphoria, increased CNS depression, or depressed mood, however.
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