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Environmental transmission of DSM-IV substance use disdorders in adoptive and step families.
Alcoholism, clinical and experimental research - 1 Dec 2000
Newlin D B, Miles D R, van den Bree M B, Gupman A E, Pickens R W
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BACKGROUND: One factor contributing to the 3- to 5-fold increase in risk for substance use disorders (SUDs) among children of alcoholics may be the rearing environment. These influences may include availability of substances, modeling of SUDs, inadequate parenting, or other factors. The contribution of parental environmental influences on offspring with SUDs may be estimated independently of genetic influences...
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