the pmhnp understands that the potential of alcohol abuse in the anxious patient is higher for the following reason:
A. alcohol is legal and is a common way that most people deal with their problems.
b. alcohol works similar to benxodiazepines
c. up to 30% of people with anxiety use alcohol to self-medicate
d. alcohol increases serotonin at the synapse and the patient may temporarily feel happy.
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