Adolescents are particularly vulnerable to alcohol abuse because they ______.
A. show reduced sensitivity to the effects that are cues in adults to limit intake
B. have a limited ability to develop a tolerance to it
C. develop a dependence for it more slowly than adults do
D. have increased frontal cortex response during working memory
Answer: A
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