An adolescent who has been treated twice in the last three years for substance abuse has been warned by the court that further problems with the law will result in his incarceration. The population health nurse is trying to convince the client's mother to have the adolescent admitted to a local rehabilitative program. Which substance abuse treatment principle is the nurse implementing?

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4. Even though each possible answer is a principle of treatment for substance abuse, the principle the nurse is working with is that treatment does not need to be voluntary to be effective. The nurse is not addressing that multiple episodes of treatment may be necessary. The nurse is not discussing medications that may be used in conjunction with other therapies. The nurse is not emphasizing that no single treatment is appropriate for all individuals.

An Adolescent Who Has Been Treated Twice in the Last