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Family History as a Predictor of Alcoholism in U.S. Navy Personnel

Marc A. Schuckit, E. K. Eric Gunderson, Norma A. Heckman, Douglas Kolb

SUMMARY. Alcohol consumption, drinking patterns, alcohol-related problems and family histories were compared among Navy men upon reenlistment. Nonalcoholics with family histories of alcohol problems resembled alcoholics on a number of factors including high rates of minor alcohol problems.