A Nurse Explains to a Nursing Student Why Opioid Antidiarrheal

A nurse explains to a nursing student why opioid antidiarrheal medications are classified as drugs with little or no abuse potential. Which statement by the student indicates a need for further teaching?

A) "Formulations for the treatment of diarrhea have very short half lives."
B) "Opioid antidiarrheal drugs contain other drugs with unpleasant side effects at higher doses."
C) "Some opioid antidiarrheal drugs do not cross the blood-brain barrier."
D) "Some opioid antidiarrheal medications are not water soluble and cannot be given parenterally."

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