title: Early onset of drinking as a risk factor for lifetime alcohol-related problems.
abstract: Heavy drinking among students has been a major public health concern over the past decade. A nationally representative 1988 survey on drinking practices and related problems examined the effect of age of of onset of drinking on lifetime alcohol-related problems. Prevalence estimates were obtained for major demographic subgroups of the population. Results and implications are discussed in the context of minimum legal drinking age.
authors.affiliation: National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, Division of Biometry and Epidemiology, Rockville, MD 20857.
authors.forename: S P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Chou
authors.forename: R P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Pickering
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology*; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010553:Personality Development; D012307:Risk Factors; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology