01:830:364 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Panic Attack, Diazepam, Delirium Tremens
9 Apr 2017
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One year prevalence is 4. 6% in 12-17 year olds, and 8. 5% in adults 18 years and older, and 2. 5 times more in males than females, with peak (16. 2%) among 18- 29 year old adults, and decreasing with age. Alcohol is the most frequently abused drug and inflicts the greatest harm on the individual user and on society at large. Lifetime prevalence of an alcohol related adverse event in the us is 40% Alcohol accounts for 55% of fatal driving events, more than all other drugs combined. Alcohol use disorder runs in families, with 40-60% of the variance of risk accounted for by genetic factors. Rate of this disorder is 304 times higher in close relatives of individuals with alcohol use disorders. The concordance rate for alcohol use disorder in identical twin is significantly higher than in fraternal twins. Alcohol use disorder is associated with high levels of impulsivity.
