The nurse is providing patient education about addiction. Which statement by the patient demonstrates that the patient has understood the teaching?
1. "Addiction is a biopsychosocial problem."
2. "Addiction is an emotional attachment."
3. "Addiction is a behavioral habit."
4. "Addiction is a moral disease."
Answer: 1
Explanation: How and why addiction occurs can be best understood from a perspective that includes all of the wellness domains â€" biological, sociological, psychological, cultural, and spiritual. Addiction is not a moral disease, a behavioral habit, or an emotional attachment.
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