Substance Abuse, Eating Disorders, Impulse Control Disorders no. 5068

Substance Abuse, Eating Disorders, Impulse Control Disorders no. 5068

QUESTION: A client is being admitted to the substance abuse unit for alcohol detoxification. As part of the intake interview, the nurse asks him when he had his last alcoholic drink. He says that he had his last drink 6 hours before admission. Based on this response, the nurse should expect early withdrawal symptoms to:

O a.) not occur at all because the time period for their occurrence has passed.
O b.) begin anytime within the next 1 to 2 days.
O c.) begin within 2 to 7 days.
O d.) begin after 7 days.

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