A client has a blood alcohol level that is double the legal limit for driving yet does not exhibit behaviors of intoxication. The nurse knows that this is due to which effect?
A) Tolerance
B) Addiction
C) Alcoholism
D) Relapse
A
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Tolerance occurs when the body develops mechanisms to reduce the effects of a drug through persistent use. This results in the need to increase the amount of a substance to obtain the desired effect. Addiction is a term that refers to drug-seeking behavior that interferes with work, relationships, and normal activities. Alcoholism is a chronic, progressive disease characterized by an inability to control the consumption of alcohol in which tolerance develops. Relapse is a term referring to the return to drug or alcohol use after a period of abstinence.
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