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February 15, 2024Preventive MedicineOpen Access

Age at first drink and its influence on alcohol use behaviours in young adulthood: Evidence from an Australian household-based panel study

Yong Yi Lee Tim Slade Mary Lou Chatterton Long Khanh‐Dao Le Joahna Kevin Perez Jan Faller Cath Chapman Nicola C. Newton Matthew Sunderland Maree Teesson Cathrine Mihalopoulos

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Public health guidelines recommend delaying the initiation age for alcohol. However, the causal link between age-at-first-drink (AFD) and future alcohol use in young adulthood is uncertain. This study examined the association between AFD and alcohol-related outcomes at age 20 years using an Australian sample.

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Lee et al. (2024) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68e78f6db6db643587701451 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ypmed.2024.107898

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