On Fri, 9 Feb 2001, Stephen Black wrote:
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> But the short answer to Traci seems to be that demyelination is a
> risk factor for alcoholics.
I believe I should have said this the other way around.
Demyelination doesn't cause people to become alcoholics (at least
not as far as I'm aware). It should be "alcoholism is a risk
factor for demyelination". Whether this is due to the drinking or
the treatment for it is still unclear to me.
-Stephen
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