A Nursing Student Asks a Nurse to Discuss Alcoholism and Alcohol

A nursing student asks a nurse to discuss alcoholism and alcohol use disorder. Which statement by the nurse is correct?

A) "Alcohol use disorder can occur without the development of tolerance or physical dependence."
B) "Individuals with alcohol use disorder develop cross-tolerance with opioid analgesics."
C) "Initial symptoms of abstinence syndrome occur within 1 to 2 hours after withdrawal of alcohol."
D) "With severe alcoholism, most alcoholics have delirium tremens when alcohol is withdrawn."

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