A Patient Is Ready for Discharge Home from a Lengthy

A patient is ready for discharge home from a lengthy hospital stay after a motor vehicle accident. The patient suffered multiple fractures and required large doses of morphine for several weeks. The nurse preparing the patient for discharge notes that the patient requests the maximum dose of the oral opioid analgesic at the exact intervals it is prescribed. The nurse is correct to suspect that what has occurred?

A) Addiction
B) Compulsive drug seeking
C) Cross-tolerance
D) Drug tolerance

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