Alcoholism is sometimes treated with the drug disulfiram. This drug deters the consumption of alcohol by which of the following mechanisms?
A) activating the excessive metabolism of ethanol to acetate resulting in rapid inebriation with limited alcohol consumption
B) blocking the conversion of acetaldehyde to acetate resulting in rapid accumulation of toxic acetaldehyde adducts
C) inhibiting ethanol absorption so that an individual cannot become intoxicated
D) inhibiting the conversion of ethanol to acetaldehyde, thereby, causing ethanol to be excreted before it can be metabolized
E) preventing the excretion of acetate resulting in severe nausea and vomiting
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