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joblessjake

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A nurse is providing education at a community center about drug rehabilitation. To demonstrate understanding of the teaching session, a participant would state that which of the following is the ideal goal of drug rehabilitation?
 
  a. Reduction of drug use
  b. Complete cessation of drug use
  c. Tapering of the dosage of drug use
  d. Reduction of the cravings for drugs caused by cross-tolerance

Question 2

A nurse gives a medication that inhibits acetylcholinesteras e. How would this drug affect autonomic activity?
 
  a. Parasympathetic activity would increase.
  b. Parasympathetic signals would be depressed.
  c. Sympathetic activity would increase.
  d. Respiratory centers would be depressed.


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Reply #1 on: Jul 23, 2018
Answer to Question 1

B
Ideally, the goal of drug rehabilitation treatment is complete cessation of drug use.
Reduction of drug use is desirable, but drug cessation is ideal.
Tapering of the drug dose might be used with cocaine abusers and methadone or with individuals who have used opiates for a long time and are going to discontinue use.
It is not feasible to reduce cravings caused by cross-tolerance with drug rehabilitation.

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