Difficulty: Medium
Average Score: 72%
Simulated
Before his hospitalization, a client needed increasingly larger doses of barbiturates to achieve the same effect. The nurse interprets this information to indicate the client has developed which of the following conditions?
Correct answer
B
Rationale
Needing larger doses indicates tolerance, where the body adapts to barbiturates, requiring more to achieve the same effect, a hallmark of substance misuse.