A Nursing Student Asks a Nurse to Discuss Alcoholism and Alcohol

question 9

Multiple Choice

A nursing student asks a nurse to discuss alcoholism and alcohol use disorder. Which statement by the nurse is correct?

• A) "Alcohol use disorder can occur without the development of tolerance or physical dependence."
• B) "Individuals with alcohol use disorder develop cross-tolerance with opioid analgesics."
• C) "Initial symptoms of abstinence syndrome occur within 1 to 2 hours after withdrawal of alcohol."
• D) "With severe alcoholism, most alcoholics have delirium tremens when alcohol is withdrawn."

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