Age at first drink, a new study

MaryTN
Thu, 01 Oct 2009 17:17:52 +0000

[Young age at first drink may affect genes and risk for alcoholism](Young age at first drink may affect genes and risk for alcoholism - The Source - Washington University in St. Louis)

“The age at which a person takes a first drink may influence genes linked to alcoholism, making the youngest drinkers the most susceptible to severe problems.”

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“There seemed to be a greater genetic influence in those who took their first full drink at a younger age,” says first author Arpana Agrawal, Ph.D. “That’s very consistent with what has been predicted in the literature and in the classification of types of alcohol dependence, but we present a unique test of the hypothesis.”

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