ONE MORE SHIRLEY TEMPLE? –
Dec. 9, 2022 – Interestingly, the researchers also stumbled upon sex-specific data, in course of the study. “The relative increase in AUDIT scores based on the increase in ACE scores was more pronounced in female students compared to male students; however the cumulative proportion of drinkers in any ACE category was higher in male students.” In other words, compared to the male participants, the link between ACE and AUDIT scores was stronger among the female participants — despite the baseline drinking between male students being, generally, higher.
A 2002 study had also found that multiple adverse experiences in childhood can also increase one’s likelihood of marrying an alcoholic twofold to fourfold.
