What percentage of alcoholics have been found to have significant medical problems in addition to alcoholism?
a. less than 20%
b. 40%
c. 60%
d. greater than 60%
D
Research has shown that more than 60% of alcoholics have significant medical problems in addition to alcoholism. The chronic effects of alcohol may produce serious damage to the bone marrow, heart, liver, pancreas, stomach, intestines, reproductive tract, and developing embryo. Neurological complications of alcoholism are due to associated nutritional deficiencies and may affect many parts of the nervous system. Two of these complications include Korsakoff's syndrome (dementia with profound loss of recent memory) and Wernicke's encephalopathy (delirium with cranial nerve dysfunction).
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