Alcoholism, clinical and experimental research
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Alcohol. Clin. Exp. Res. · Jul 2014
Associations between a history of binge drinking during adolescence and self-reported responses to alcohol in young adult Native and Mexican Americans.
Binge drinking during adolescence is common and may predict increased drinking in young adulthood and enhanced risk of alcohol dependence. Variation in level of response to the hedonic and adverse effects of alcohol is in part an inherited factor that may also influence its use, abuse, and dependence. This study investigated, in young adults, whether an association could be demonstrated between variation in self-reported responses to alcohol and a history of binge drinking during adolescence. ⋯ These data suggest that a history of adolescent binge drinking is associated with a reduction in the self-reported level of intoxication in young adulthood, a factor that could theoretically lead to increased risk of alcohol dependence.