How should the nurse respond

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Question: A depressed client reveals to the nurse that she uses cocaine provided by her boyfriend to combat depressive episodes. She states, "If only I can get out of here, I would get myself some real medicine. My antidepressant prescription doesn't work at all, and I have already been taking it for 5 days. The street drugs work immediately; I feel on top of the world, but the high doesn't last very long." How should the nurse respond?

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