A patient tells the nurse that he gets off cocaine for a while and then in a few months finds himself "hanging out in the same places" where he knows he can easily get drugs. How should the nurse respond?
A) "This will happen for the rest of your life. There isn't anything you can do to change it."
B) "This is drug-seeking behavior and is a response to a craving. What can you do instead of going to the places where you can get drugs?"
C) "This is because you are an addict and need the drugs."
D) "Have you considered using a less addictive type of drug instead of the kind you used to use?"
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