An Alcohol Dependent Patient Says,"Drinking Helps Me Cope with Being

An alcohol dependent patient says,"Drinking helps me cope with being a single parent." Which response by the nurse would help the patient conceptualize the drinking more objectively?

A) "Sooner or later,alcohol will kill you.Then what will happen to your children?"
B) "I hear a lot of defensiveness in your voice.Do you really believe this?"
C) "If you were coping so well,why were you hospitalized again?"
D) "Tell me what happened the last time you drank."

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