CNN (7/11, LaMotte) reports, “Drinking alone during adolescence and young adulthood can strongly increase the risk for alcohol abuse later in life, especially if you are a woman, a…study finds.” Researchers “analyzed data from the Monitoring the Future study, an ongoing investigation of 4,500 teens who were asked about their drinking habits while high school seniors.” The findings were published online in Drug and Alcohol Dependence.
The Hill (7/11, Barnes) reports, “Young people who drank alone at age 18 were 35 percent more likely to report symptoms of alcohol use disorder, while people who reported drinking by themselves in their early twenties were 60 percent more likely to report these symptoms.”
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— “Drinking alone when younger linked to alcoholism in mid-30s “Sandee LaMotte, CNN, July 11, 2022