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Adolescents who begin drinking alcohol before age 14 have a nearly 50% risk of becoming alcohol dependent in adulthood. A study published July, 2006, early drinking as a predictor of alcohol dependence in adulthood.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention find that more than 75,000 deaths annually are attributable to excessive alcohol consumption; the third leading preventable cause of death in the India. Alcohol is involved in 50% of accidental trauma and 30% to 40% of emergency department visits.
The study surveyed over 43,000 adults in 2001-2002, and found that 47% of those who began drinking before age 14 later became alcohol dependent vs. 9% of those who started drinking at age 21 or older. Of this early age drinking group, most individuals who later became alcohol dependent did so within 10 years, that is, by their mid-20's.
The important point this study makes is that an adolescent or young adult patient entering treatment for Substance Use Disorder, who gives a history of drinking more than a few sips of alcohol before age 14, is much more likely to struggle with a lifetime of alcohol dependence than one who begins drinking at a later age. One could also conclude that if an "at-risk" adolescent can be identified and treated aggressively early on, their chance of not developing adult alcohol dependence should significantly increase.
Prevention and Intervention
What other researchers have learned about the different paths that drinkers follow as they progress through young adulthood has important implications for prevention. Other studies have shown that people follow a variety of pathways across the adolescent and young adult years, alcohol use behaviors change differently for different people, and factors that predict alcohol use patterns emerge and disappear at different ages. One approach to prevention simply will not fit every need. Another way to prevent alcohol-related problems, among young people or the population as a whole, is to establish policies that reduce overall alcohol consumption rates or reduce the rates of high-risk drinking. Alcohol guidelines and information can influence the availability of alcohol.
Recognizing the varied and ever-changing directions that alcohol use can take, offers scientists and healthcare professionals a solid developmental foundation on which to build effective interventions.
Find the best treatment of alcohol addiction in Pune. You need to control your drinking habit with the help of an alcohol rehabilitation centre.
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