Incidence of alcohol abuse in the parents of medical students.
An anonymous self-report survey of the medical students at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center assessed how many of the students' parents were alcohol abusers. The results indicated that 27% of the student body were children of alcohol abusers, a rate twice that of the general population. This finding has implications for teaching strategies, student substance abuse, prevention efforts during the medical-school years, and provision of appropriate programs through student health services.
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D000328:Adult; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010290:Parents / Q000523:psychology*; D010865:Pilot Projects; D013337:Students, Medical; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology