MC An adolescent who has been treated twice in the last three years fo

MC An adolescent who has been treated twice in the last three years for substance abuse is in the clinic today with his mother. The adolescent has been warned by the court that further problems with the law will result in his incarceration.

The mother is in total denial of the adolescent’s problem. The nurse is trying to convince the mother to have the adolescent admitted to a local rehabilitative program. What substance abuse treatment principle does this best represent?
A. Medications in conjunction with other behavioral therapies are important to treatment.
B. Multiple episodes of treatment may be necessary.
C. Treatment does not need to be voluntary to be effective.
D. No single treatment is appropriate for all individuals.

ESSAYBID ANSWER

C. Treatment does not need to be voluntary to be effective.