The nurse is counseling a client who is in the intermediate stage of being addicted to cocaine. Which of the following would be a typical response to the question, "Why do you use cocaine?"
A) "I use it to feel better."
B) "I use it to keep from feeling bad."
C) "I use it to have fun with my friends."
D) "I use it because I am afraid of losing control."
B
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As CD progresses, the person must use increased amounts of the substance to stop feeling sick or depressed. The person begins to need the substance to keep from feeling bad, but he or she never really feels good. In early stages of CD, the chemical temporarily alleviates the person's feelings of low self-worth and stress. Therefore, the person uses it to escape and to feel better. In later stages, the person finds that even a small amount of the chemical causes illness or severe intoxication. In other cases, even a small amount of the chemical renders the person unable to stop using, until he or she passes out or runs out of the drug and is unable to get more.
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