Age at first use of alcohol predicts the risk of heavy alcohol use in early adulthood: A longitudinal study in the United States

Background: Two ecological cross-sectional studies which relied on national survey data (U.S. and Australia) have shown that starting drinking at a younger age increases the frequency of heavy drinking in the general population, including those with good mental and physical health status. This study...

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Main Authors: Liang, Wenbin, Chikritzhs, Tanya
Format: Journal Article
Published: Elsevier 2015
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/9213