When planning care, the nurse in a substance abuse clinic understands that the majority of people who abuse alcohol die from:
A) cirrhosis.
B) alcoholic hepatitis.
C) hepatic encephalopathy.
D) smoking-related diseases.
D) smoking-related diseases.
Explanation: A) Studies report that as many as 80% of people who abuse alcohol smoke regularly; rather than dying from alcohol-related diseases, the majority of these people die from smoking-related diseases.
B) Studies report that as many as 80% of people who abuse alcohol smoke regularly; rather than dying from alcohol-related diseases, the majority of these people die from smoking-related diseases.
C) Studies report that as many as 80% of people who abuse alcohol smoke regularly; rather than dying from alcohol-related diseases, the majority of these people die from smoking-related diseases.
D) Studies report that as many as 80% of people who abuse alcohol smoke regularly; rather than dying from alcohol-related diseases, the majority of these people die from smoking-related diseases.
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