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leo leo

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Humans may have evolved a predisposition for addiction to alcohol because
 
  A) ripening fruit with higher nutritional value produces alcohol.
  B) humans have been fermenting alcohol for thousands of years.
  C) alcohol contains dopamine.
  D) intoxication is a naturally pleasant state.

Question 2

Substances are addictive because
 
  A) they fool the brains natural reward systems.
  B) they contain the chemical addictophene.
  C) they contain dopamine.
  D) they contain ethanol.



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Answer to Question 1

Answer: A

Answer to Question 2

Answer: A



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