A man has asked the care team to consider the use of benzodiazepines to treat his wife's severe alcoholism. The use of benzodiazepines for this purpose may be contraindicated in what circumstances?
A) The patient is acutely intoxicated.
B) The patient denies the severity of her addiction.
C) The patient has previously been treated with benzodiazepines.
D) The patient is also addicted to nicotine.
A
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If the patient's vital signs are depressed during acute intoxication, the use of benzodiazepines is contraindicated. Denial, previous treatment with benzodiazepines, and nicotine addiction do not contraindicate this treatment.
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