Adolescent alcohol use is a risk factor for adult alcohol and drug dependence: Evidence from a twin design

Psychological Medicine

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 109-118

  Grant, Julia D ^a   Scherrer, Jeffrey F ^a,b   Lynskey, Michael T ^a   Lyons, Michael J ^c   Eisen, Seth A ^a,b   Tsuang, Ming T ^d,e   True, William R ^f   Bucholz, Kathleen K ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANNABIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; DRUG DEPENDENCE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HEALTH SURVEY; HEREDITY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RELIABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TWINS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOLISM; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; REGISTRIES; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STREET DRUGS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; TWINS;

EID: 29244468297     PISSN: 00332917     EISSN: 14698978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0033291705006045     Document Type: Article

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