Patients who take tranquilizers must not drink alcoholic beverages because alcohol potentiates these drugs, and the results could be ________.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
fatal
Patients who take tranquilizers must not drink alcoholic beverages because alcohol potentates these drugs, and the results could be fatal.
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Indicate whether this statement is true or false.