The EMT accurately understands alcoholism when he states:
A) "The diagnosis of alcoholism is applied to a person who drinks hard liquor, not beer or wine."
B) "Surprisingly, in the late stages of their condition, persons with alcoholism are very functional and able to hold down a job and maintain good family relations."
C) "Alcohol is classified as a drug on which the addict becomes psychologically dependent, not physically dependent."
D) "Aside from the excessive amounts of alcohol, much of the health deterioration that accompanies alcoholism comes from malnutrition."
D) "Aside from the excessive amounts of alcohol, much of the health deterioration that accompanies alcoholism comes from malnutrition."
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