TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2007//
TI  - Early-onset alcohol-use behaviors and subsequent alcohol-related driving risks in young women: a twin study
JO  - Journal of studies on alcohol and drugs
A1  - Lynskey, M. T.
A1  - Bucholz, Kathleen K.
A1  - Madden, Pamela A. F.
A1  - Heath, Andrew C.
SP  - 798
EP  - 804
VL  - 68
IS  - 6
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 1937-1888
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -