While Practicing at an Outpatient Addiction Clinic, the Nurse Summarizes

Multiple Choice

While practicing at an outpatient addiction clinic, the nurse summarizes a diagram in the orientation handbook for another nurse who is new to the clinic. That diagram is reproduced below. Which of the following statements on the part of the new nurse would reflect an appropriate understanding of this diagram?

A) "Most abused substances either imitate or block the action of neurotransmitters."
B) "In order to be addictive, a substance must cause the release of excess neurotransmitters."
C) "Substances that exert antagonistic effects can be used to counteract the addictive tendencies of substances that exert agonistic effects."
D) "People with addictive personalities process neurotransmitters differently than people who are less prone to addiction."