A Nursing Instructor Is Teaching a Class About the Role

question 48

Multiple Choice

A nursing instructor is teaching a class about the role of dopamine in substance abuse.Which student statement indicates appropriate understanding?

• A) "The dopamine D(1) and dopamine D(2) receptors are responsible for co-occurring disorders."
• B) "Dopamine increases opioid transmission, and this reinforces the cycle of substance abuse."
• C) "Dopamine causes changes in brain neurotransmission that enhance the cycle of substance abuse."
• D) "The dopamine D(3) receptor is involved in drug-seeking behaviors."

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