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Select the goal of treatment for an individual with a long history of alcoholism.
 
  a. Controlled social drinking of alcohol
  b. Complete abstinence from alcohol use
  c. Recognition of the reasons for drinking alcohol
  d. Systematic substitution of cross-tolerant substances

Question 2

What information should be included in the education of patients treated with disulfiram?
 
  a. The drug will decrease the quantity of alcohol they can safely consume.
  b. They should avoid any product containing alcohol while and for 2 weeks after taking the drug.
  c. This therapy has the highest potential for abstinence of any treatment program available.
  d. It is part of the standard treatment for all patients contemplating the decrease of alcohol consumption.



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Answer to Question 1

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Answer to Question 2

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