Which of the following is true of alcohol-induced cirrhosis?

A. Its effects can be reversed by about 30 days’ abstinence from drinking.
B. It can occur without symptoms in some people.
C. It begins at the moment a person takes his or her first drink.
D. It usually takes about 10 years of steady, heavy drinking for cirrhosis to develop.


D. It usually takes about 10 years of steady, heavy drinking for cirrhosis to develop.

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