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Study points to possible primary route for the transmission of alcohol use disorder within families
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Brain activity related to how young adults value reward appears to be linked to longer-term drinking patterns, according to a study of college students with family histories of alcohol use disorder (AUD). The findings raise the possibility of precision medicine—individualized interventions to modify risk—for young people vulnerable to addiction. A family history of AUD increases the risk of alcohol-related problems, including AUD, threefold or fourfold.
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