The nurse is interviewing a client who reports that he drinks alcohol when snorting cocaine. Which of the following best describes what is happening with this client?
a. Drug addiction
b. Polysubstance use
c. Substance abuse
d. Indiscriminate drug use
ANS: B
A client who drinks alcohol when snorting cocaine is suffering from polysubstance abuse. Drug addiction is a pattern of abuse characterized by an overwhelming preoccupation with the use of a drug, securing its supply, and a high tendency to relapse if the drug is removed. Substance abuse is the use of any substance that threatens a person's health or impairs his or her social or economic functioning. Indiscriminate drug use refers to careless use of drugs.
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