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Dangers of kids drinking |
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by Dr Herb Johnson
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10 Jul 2006
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A research team from Boston University analysed the results of a 2001-2002 survey of 43,000 adults and found that 47% of people who had started drinking before the age of 14 met criteria for alcohol dependence within 10 years, compared to 4% of those who started drinking at the age of 21. |
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People who start drinking alcohol before the age of 14 are likely to become alcoholics more quickly than those who start drinking later, according to new research.
And the study also shows that the younger drinkers also develop dependence on alcohol faster and face a longer struggle with alcohol throughout their lives.
A research team from Boston University analysed the results of a 2001-2002 survey of 43,000 adults and found that 47% of people who had started drinking before the age of 14 met criteria for alcohol dependence within 10 years, compared to 4% of those who started drinking at the age of 21.
It was found that people who started drinking early were 2.6 times more likely to have episodes of alcohol dependence lasting longer than a year and nearly three times as likely to have six to seven symptoms of alcohol dependence.
The researchers say the findings, published in the Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, underscore the dangers of early alcohol use. |
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