1. 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 benzodiazepines
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