Which of the following should be the SECOND sentence after rearrangement? In the given sentences, sentence (C) is fixed as the third sentence. Rearrange the remaining five sentences in the proper seq…

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Which of the following should be the SECOND sentence after rearrangement? In the given sentences, sentence (C) is fixed as the third sentence. Rearrange the remaining five sentences in the proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph and then answer the questions given below. (A) You can also get addicted to prescription or illegally obtained narcotic pain medications, or opioids. (B) When you’re addicted to drugs, you can’t resist the urge to use them, no matter how much harm the drugs may cause. (C) The earlier you get treatment for drug addiction, the more likely you are to avoid some of the more dire consequences of the disease. (D) You can get addicted to alcohol, nicotine, sleep and anti-anxiety medications, and other legal substances. (E) Addiction is a disease that affects your brain and behavior. (F) Moreover, Drug addiction isn’t about just heroin, cocaine, or other illegal drugs.

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B

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Explanation: The passage given above discusses addiction. Here, apart from statement (E), none of the given statements is the first statement in the logical sequence that states the theme about which the paragraph is. Further, statement (B) will follow statement (E) which mentions the strong urge to use drugs if you are addicted to them. It is given that statement (C) is the third sentence. Statement (F) then follows statement (C), which further mentions that drug addiction isn’t just about illegal drugs. Now, statement (D) supports statement (F) which mentions the other legal substances to which humans can become addicted. Further, statement (A) will be the appropriate statement to follow (D) which adds information about prescribed medicines to which also a person can become addicted. Therefore the correct sequence of the given sentences is EBCFDA

Answer: D. B

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