A nurse is interviewing a client who has a co-occurring diagnosis of substance use disorder and bipolar disorder. The client is trying to explain why it is so easy to start drinking again, even though hospitalization and prescribed medications can eventually "control" the mental problems. Which statement by the client would the nurse interpret as reflecting the client's beliefs?
A) "It just seems easier and cheaper to go out and get a bottle or a fix than it does to keep paying for medications with money I don't have."
B) "If I come out of the hospital and keep taking my prescribed medications, I know I will function better, but I won't be able to escape my feelings or feel high like I do when I drink."
C) "I just don't like the side effects my prescribed medications cause, and, besides that, I can never remember to take them at specific times or with food."
D) "I don't like to take them because then my spouse expects me to be more responsible and to help around the house more often. I don't have to be bothered with that when I drink or use."
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