A Recent Study of the Metabolization of Alcohol Found That

question 283

Multiple Choice

A recent study of the metabolization of alcohol found that men with family members who suffer from alcoholism ________.

• A)do not metabolize alcohol
• B)metabolize alcohol more slowly than men who are nonalcoholics
• C)metabolize alcohol at the same rate as men who are nonalcoholics
• D)metabolize alcohol more quickly than men who are nonalcoholics

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Definitions:

Compensatory Behaviour

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DSM-5

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