Health: The Basics, The Mastering Health Edition (12th Edition)
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Chapter 5.A, Problem 4PQ
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To discuss: The effect of alcohol on sexual response.
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Alcohol affects the sexual lives among people in many ways. The effect of alcohol on sex is associated with large proportion of unnecessary outcomes such as sexually transmitted disease, date rape, and unwanted pregnancy.
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