The PMHNP is seeing a 34-year-old male client who recently decided to stop smoking marijuana after smoking it for 15 years. He is having trouble abstaining from marijuana, even though his wife has threatened to divorce him if he continues to smoke. Using the principles of motivational interviewing, which of the following would be the most appropriate response from the PMHNP to enhance his motivation to change?

I hear you saying you want to save your marriage, and I also hear you saying you want to keep smoking marijuana.

I thought you said you don't want to get divorced.

Think about what you were willing to do for your addiction. Think about all the time, effort, and money you put into getting high. You’d do anything to get your drugs. Why are you not willing to do anything for your recovery?

I really think you need to tell your family that you used again. You won’t be able to stay clean and sober if you are not honest with the people closest to you in your life.