A Group of Nurses Are Working in an Impoverished Area

question 9

Multiple Choice

A group of nurses are working in an impoverished area of a large city where substance use is present. The nurses are an integral part of the city's four-pillar drug strategy. The nurses are working with an advocacy group to develop alternatives to incarceration of repeat substance-involved offenders. What initiative would meet this goal?

• A) Develop a more accessible methadone maintenance treatment program
• B) Start a drug treatment court (DTC) program
• C) Develop stronger health warning labels
• D) Supply free crack kits at shelters and soup kitchens

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Definitions:

Li

The elemental symbol for Lithium, a soft, silver-white metal belonging to the alkali metal group.

Grams

A unit of mass in the metric system, equal to one thousandth of a kilogram.

HI

The chemical formula for hydrogen iodide, a diatomic molecule.