Ralph Has Suffered from Alcoholism Since He Started College

question 82

Multiple Choice

 Ralph has suffered from alcoholism since he started college. Instead of undergoing a medically supervised rehabilitation, he plans to try quitting on his own. You advise Ralph that his plan is

• A) probably perfectly okay, because he has no family history of epilepsy.
• B) probably perfectly okay, because alcohol is legal and safe.
• C) a really bad idea, because withdrawal from GABA agonists like alcohol can lead to severe seizures.
• D) a really bad idea, because alcohol inhibits seizures in people with epilepsy by boosting activity of acetylcholine.

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