The nurse teaches a client about pharmacologic treatments for alcohol-dependent disorders. The client correctly understands the teaching when she tells the nurse that a medication that induces aversive effects if alcohol is consumed is:

A) Naltrexone
B) Acamprosate
C) Disulfiram
D) Buprenorphine


Ans: C
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Naltrexone and acamprosate have pharmacologic properties that diminish craving for alcohol, whereas disulfiram induces aversive effects if alcohol is consumed. Opioid substitution treatment consists of administering methadone or buprenorphine in prescribed doses to injection drug users in programs administered by governments.

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