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YOUTH ALCOHOLISM INHERITED TRAITS

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Youth Alcoholism Inherited Traits:
Diagnostic and Treatment

Clairissa Kay Barnes

Montana State University-Billings
















Abstract


Alcoholic fathers have a direct effect on their children.
Sons and daughters of alcoholics are at a higher risk of being alcoholics and/or being drug dependent. This cycle creates a wide variety of problems associated with alcoholism, such as, addiction, abuse, crime, and antisocial behavior. Communities are then affected by the individual’s behavior, causing the community to take action and activate the different agencies associated with social problems.

Alcoholism linked to family and environment
Families with alcohol addictions, according to Schuckit and Smith (1997), have Low Levels of Response (LR) this means they need a larger amount of alcohol in order to feel into...

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