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Peer reviewedJennison, Karen M.; Johnson, Kenneth A. – Journal of Drug Education, 1998
Investigates familial alcoholism effects and the comparative probability of risk that adult children of alcoholics have for alcohol dependence. Results, based on a national survey of 12,686 young adults over a five-year period, show that the risk for alcoholism is relatively greater for males than females. (MKA)
Descriptors: Adult Children, Adults, Alcohol Abuse, Alcoholism
