Drinking Before 15 Boosts Risk of Later Alcohol Abuse

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These findings, she added, help build a body of research that will eventually help scientists deduce whether early drinking is a marker of high risk for alcohol abuse or a direct risk factor for it.

"If the latter is true, it adds to the importance of preventing early drinking," she said. "Especially in light of the finding that the likelihood of developing these AUDs in adulthood is about 50 percent higher for persons who start drinking before 15 as for those who did not drink until 18 or older."

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