CMU: drinking alone increases risk of alcoholism by 35 percent
A team of specialists from Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) has voiced a factor that increases the risk of developing alcoholism. This criterion affects women more strongly. Conclusions of the work published in the journal Drug and Alcohol Dependence.
During the study, scientists analyzed data from 4,500 people aged 18 and then continued to follow them for 17 years. It turned out that those participants who consumed alcoholic beverages in adolescence and youth alone were more likely to develop alcoholism in adulthood, especially women. According to calculations, this indicator increased the likelihood of developing alcohol addiction by 35 percent compared with subjects who drank in companies. Moreover, alcohol consumption in solitude was most often caused by an attempt to cope with negative thoughts and experiences.
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