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?

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

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

Use the term illegal or illicit to describe street drugs.

Allow the client to decline answering social questions.