The adolescent client is in a drug rehabilitation program.The mother of this client says to the nurse,"The health care provider said my son has a physical addiction to alcohol.What does this mean?" Which response by the nurse is the most appropriate?
A) "He will have feelings of depression when stopping alcohol; we need to monitor him for suicide."
B) "His body is used to alcohol; he will have specific withdrawal symptoms when it is stopped."
C) "His brain remembers the euphoria he had with alcohol,and he has a craving to return to it."
D) "He will have an intense craving for alcohol; this is best managed in group therapy."
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