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Given the findings, and because alcoholism tends to be genetically influenced, Schuckit said, alcoholics should talk with their children.
"You need to tell your kids they are at a fourfold increased risk for alcoholism," he said. "If your kid does drink, find out if they can 'drink others under the table,' and warn them that that is a major indication they have the risk themselves."
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