A Patient in a Detoxification Unit Asks, "What Good Will

question 17

Multiple Choice

A patient in a detoxification unit asks, "What good will it do to go to Alcoholics Anonymous and talk to other people with the same problem?" The nurse's best response would be to explain that self-help groups such as AA provide opportunities for which of the following?

• A) Newly discharged alcoholics to learn about the disease of alcoholism
• B) People with common problems to share their experiences with alcoholism and recovery
• C) Patients with alcoholism to receive insight-oriented treatment about the etiology of their disease
• D) Professional counsellors to provide guidance to individuals recovering from alcoholism

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