Which of the Following Statements Regarding Male and Female Use

question 86

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements regarding male and female use of alcohol is TRUE?

• A) Women may have a higher biologic risk from alcoholism than do men.
• B) Men customarily have a shorter history of alcoholism than do women.
• C) Men with alcoholism are more likely to experience alcohol-related physical complications than are women with alcoholism.
• D) Men develop alcoholism later in life than do women.

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