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The client has frequent drug reactions to, and side effects from, his medications. He is 72 years old and lives alone. He should be assessed for
 
  1. clarity of mind.
  2. suicidal wishes.
  3. concurrent substance use.
  4. using someone else's medications.

Question 2

The drug most abused by adolescents is
 
  1. alcohol.
  2. cocaine.
  3. tobacco.
  4. marijuana.


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Reply #1 on: Jul 19, 2018
Answer to Question 1

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More than 40 of all drug reactions occur in persons older than 65, which leads to the pos-sibility of substance abuse.

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Alcohol is the most frequently abused drug of adolescence.


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