A nurse is reinforcing instructions to a patient who is beginning medication therapy with a central nervous system (CNS) depressant drug. The nurse cautions the patient not to drink alcohol, because alcohol and the drug could cause a synergic effect, which means
A) the alcohol makes the drug have less than the desired effect.
B) the drug undergoes a rapid breakdown and is rapidly excreted.
C) the drug and alcohol increase the effect on the central nervous system.
D) the drug changes the alcohol to a toxic substance.
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