The nurse is interviewing a patient who admits to taking his…
The nurse is interviewing a patient who admits to taking his prescription morphine (an opiate) more than prescribed. He states, “well, it’s like it stopped working. I needed more to get any relief. I didn’t mean to take more than I was prescribed. Something happened and it doesn’t work like it used it to.” Which of the following symptoms of a substance use disorder does the nurse believe the patient to be experiencing?