Alcohol Use
FAST FACTS > Facts on Alcohol UseBefore the age of 18, approximately one in four children is exposed to family alcoholism or addiction, or alcohol abuse. Children of alcoholics are significantly more likely to initiate drinking during adolescence and to develop alcohol use disorders. Parents' drinking behaviors and favorable attitudes about drinking have been associated with adolescents' initiating and continuing drinking. *
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