Four months ago, Randi started drinking one alcoholic beverage to relax enough to go to sleep. Soon she was having two drinks each night; and recently, she has increased to three drinks. So far, this drinking has not significantly affected her work, although she does not feel very alert when she awakens each morning. Randi's pattern of drug-taking behavior, at this point, would be classified as
a. intensive.
b. compulsive.
c. situational.
d. social-recreational.
A
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Fill in the blank with correct word