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dc.contributor.authorSavage, Jeanne E
dc.contributor.authorLong, Elizabeth C
dc.contributor.authorKuo, Sally I-Chun
dc.contributor.authorCooke, Megan E
dc.contributor.authorSu, Jinni
dc.contributor.authorBarr, Peter
dc.contributor.authorSalvatore, Jessica E
dc.date.accessioned2022-10-17T19:24:58Z
dc.date.available2022-10-17T19:24:58Z
dc.date.issued2017-08-24
dc.identifier.citationSavage JE, Long EC, Kuo SI, Cooke ME, Su J, Barr PB, Salvatore JE. Alcohol Misuse Across the Lifespan: Insights from Developmental Studies in Behavior Genetics. Policy Insights Behav Brain Sci. 2017;4(2):186-193. doi: 10.1177/2372732217720222. Epub 2017 Aug 24. PMID: 29430518; PMCID: PMC5802413.en_US
dc.identifier.issn2372-7322
dc.identifier.doi10.1177/2372732217720222
dc.identifier.pmid29430518
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12648/7786
dc.description.abstractAlcohol misuse, one of today's greatest public health challenges, is a developmentally dynamic, complex behavior at the intersection of genetic and environmental influences. This review examines such influences from a behavior genetics perspective and discusses implications for public policy. Alcohol misuse is moderately heritable with genetic influences accounting for around 50% of its variance, but to date few specific genes have been identified. However, numerous environmental and social factors moderate genetic risk, including parents, peers, romantic partners, family dynamics, employment, laws, and cultural influences. These moderating factors change in salience across development, and, accordingly, no one-size-fits-all approach is suitable for reducing alcohol misuse at a large scale. We provide examples of some effective prevention and intervention programs and discuss a framework for using the behavior genetics evidence to inform future public policy efforts.en_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.relation.urlhttps://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/2372732217720222en_US
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/*
dc.subjectalcohol misuseen_US
dc.subjectalcohol use disorderen_US
dc.subjectbehavior geneticsen_US
dc.subjectdevelopmenten_US
dc.subjectpublic policyen_US
dc.titleAlcohol Misuse Across the Lifespan: Insights from Developmental Studies in Behavior Genetics.en_US
dc.typeArticle/Reviewen_US
dc.source.journaltitlePolicy insights from the behavioral and brain sciencesen_US
dc.source.volume4
dc.source.issue2
dc.source.beginpage186
dc.source.endpage193
dc.source.countryUnited States
dc.source.countryUnited States
dc.source.countryUnited States
dc.source.countryUnited States
dc.source.countryUnited States
dc.description.versionAMen_US
refterms.dateFOA2022-10-17T19:24:59Z
dc.description.institutionSUNY Downstateen_US
dc.description.departmentPsychiatry and Behavioral Sciencesen_US
dc.description.degreelevelN/Aen_US
dc.identifier.journalPolicy insights from the behavioral and brain sciences


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