The population health nurse suspects that a client has psychoactive substance dependence. Which assessment made the nurse most suspicious?
1. Decreased tolerance to the substance.
2. Lack of the characteristic withdrawal symptoms.
3. Decreased substance use to decrease withdrawal symptoms.
4. Increased time spent recovering from the effects.
Answer: 4
Explanation: 4. Diagnosis of psychoactive substance dependence is based on increased tolerance to the substance, experience of characteristic withdrawal symptoms, increased substance use to decrease withdrawal symptoms, and increased time spent recovering from the effects.
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