When admitting a patient, the nurse must assess the patient for substance use based on the knowledge that long-term use of addictive substances leads to
a. the development of coexisting psychiatric illnesses.
b. a higher risk for complications from underlying health problems.
c. increased availability of dopamine, resulting in decreased sleep requirements.
d. potentiation of effects of similar drugs taken when the individual is drug free.
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