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Keith is meeting his friends at the lake for a camping trip. He bought a case of beer but only plans to drink half of it on Friday night and the other half on Saturday night

By the end of Friday night, to Keith's surprise he only drank seven beers, all of which occurred after dinner while sitting by the campfire. From this scenario, Keith's drinking behavior is best described as ____.

A. binge drinking
B. social drinking
C. alcoholism
D. irresponsible drinking

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Answer:

C. alcoholism

Step-by-step explanation:

Alcoholism: The term alcoholism is referred to the alcohol abuse which states that an individual experience a long-term addiction to consuming alcohol.

An alcoholic person doesn't know where, how and when to stop drinking and the person consumes as much as he or she can consume alcohol and this is a major cause for spoiling the personal relationship and create a serious problem at work and home.

In the question above, Keith's drinking behavior is best described as alcoholism.

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