A nurse is preparing to admit a patient suspected of overdose. The nurse knows to suspect which drugs as being the most commonly abused?
1. Methylphenidate (Ritalin)
2. Nicotine
3. Marijuana
4. Amobarbital (Amytal)
5. Secobarbital (Seconal)
1,2,3
Rationale 1: Legal prescriptions such as methylphenidate (Ritalin) have become frequent drugs of abuse.
Rationale 2: Nicotine is one of the most commonly abused drugs.
Rationale 3: Marijuana is the most frequently abused illegal drug.
Rationale 4: The medical use of barbiturates has declined, decreasing illicit abuse.
Rationale 5: The medical use of barbiturates has declined, decreasing illicit abuse.
Global Rationale: Legal prescriptions such as methylphenidate (Ritalin) have become frequent drugs of abuse.
Nicotine is one of the most commonly abused drugs. Marijuana is the most frequently abused illegal drug. The medical use of barbiturates has declined, decreasing illicit abuse.
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