Studies of individuals at high risk of alcoholism show that ____

a. sons of alcoholics show more than average intoxication after drinking a moderate amount of alcohol
b. daughters of alcoholics show less than average intoxication after drinking a moderate amount of alcohol
c. alcohol paradoxically increases stress for sons of alcoholics rather than decreasing it
d. alcohol decreases stress more for sons of alcoholics than it does for others


d

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