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CharlieWard

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on: Aug 20, 2018
All of the following are reasons why women are more susceptible to the deleterious effects of alcohol than men except:
 a. women have less water in their bodies.
  b. women have more alcohol dehydrogenase activity in their stomachs.
  c. alcohol can disrupt or change a woman's menstrual cycle.
  d. women absorb more alcohol into their bloodstream.

Question 2

Since a woman will absorb more alcohol into her blood than a man of the same weight, one drink for a woman could have the same effect as _____ drinks for a man.
 a. 2
  b. 4
  c. 6
  d. 8


Cheesycrackers

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Reply #1 on: Aug 20, 2018
Answer to Question 1

b

Answer to Question 2

a


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