Swedish Adoption Studies

• Incidence of Alcohol Problem among genetically unrelated individuals in same home environment

  • 2.5 fold increased risk for children of Alcoholic Parent
  • Type I -- most common, mild, adult onset, dependent on environment
  • Type II -- less comon, severe, in men, early onset, agressive behavior
  • Type III -- like Type II but lacks agressive behavior

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