The nurse is obtaining a health history for a client prior to a scheduled cholecystectomy. While interviewing the client, which assessment technique should the nurse use when asking about the client's use of illegal drugs and alcohol?

Allow the client to decline answering social questions.

Obtain a drug urine screen to verify legitimacy of client's stated history.

Use the term illegal or illicit to describe street drugs.

Ask specifically about alcohol, marijuana, cocaine, heroin, and amounts.