HLTH 353 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Delirium Tremens, Antisocial Personality Disorder, National Institutes Of Health
26 Oct 2018
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Drugs & society - hlth 353 - exam ii notes. The young adult subtype accounts for about 32% of us alcoholics. They"re young adults who rarely seek help for alcohol dependence. About 24 years old, they became alcoholics by age 20, on average. They drink less frequently than other alcoholics, but they tend to binge drink when they drink. They tended to start drinking at 15 and became alcoholics by 18 - earlier than other subtypes. They are more likely to smoke tobacco and pot. The young antisocial subtype and young adult subtype don"t overlap. Functional subtype accounts for about 19% of us alcoholics. They"re generally middle-aged, working adults who tend to have stable relationships, more education, and higher incomes than other alcoholics. They tend to drink every other day, often consuming five or more drinks on drinking days. Intermediate familial subtype makes up nearly 19% of us alcoholics. Nearly half have close relatives who are alcoholics.
