@article{ref1,
title="Early-onset alcohol-use behaviors and subsequent alcohol-related driving risks in young women: a twin study",
journal="Journal of studies on alcohol and drugs",
year="2007",
author="Lynskey, M. T. and Bucholz, Kathleen K. and Madden, Pamela A. F. and Heath, Andrew C.",
volume="68",
number="6",
pages="798-804",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to estimate associations between early-onset alcohol use/intoxication and subsequent risks of alcohol-related driving risks in young women after control for familial liability for these behaviors. METHOD: Self-reported data on alcohol use and associated risks were collected from a representative sample of 3,786 Missouri-born adolescent female twins. RESULTS: After statistical control for familial liability to alcohol-related driving risks, alcohol dependence, and length of exposure to risk (i.e., time between the earlier of age at onset of drinking or age 16 [the minimum legal driving age in Missouri]), young women who reported early-onset alcohol use/intoxication had odds of alcohol-related driving risks that were from 1.6 to 2.2 times higher than those with a later onset of alcohol use or intoxication. CONCLUSIONS: Young women who commence drinking at an early age are at heightened risks for subsequent alcohol-related driving risks, and these associations cannot be explained entirely by familial liability for these behaviors.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1937-1888",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}