Which Statement About How the Age of Onset of Drinking

question 9

Multiple Choice

Which statement about how the age of onset of drinking impacts later use and abuse is most accurate?

• A) If teens began drinking at 12 years or younger, they usually stopped by the time they finished high school.
• B) If teens began drinking at 12 years or younger, they had a higher risk of substance abuse as adults than if they held off until they were 16 years old.
• C) If teens begin drinking at 12 years or younger, their trajectory of later drinking declines by the time they are 25.
• D) Children typically drink in high school. Researchers disagree on when a youth's drinking impacts their later use.

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