Which of the following is true of alcohol-induced cirrhosis?
A. It can occur without symptoms in some people.
B. It usually takes about 10 years of steady, heavy drinking for cirrhosis to develop.
C. It begins at the moment a person takes his or her first drink.
D. Its effects can be reversed by about 30 days' abstinence from drinking.
Answer: B
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