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10-20% of people have a gene that causes their liver to break down alcohol faster, making them get drunk more easily. Children of alcoholic parents are more likely to become alcoholics, and early dieting in girls increases the risk of alcohol abuse.
Research shows that some people are genetically predisposed to get drunk more easily than others. About 10 to 20 percent of people are thought to have a specific gene that causes their liver to break down alcohol faster, meaning they feel drunk long before others do.
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Having an alcoholic parent nearly quadruples a child’s chances of becoming an alcoholic.
Death from alcohol-related causes is more common among black adult males, although white adult males tend to drink more.
Girls who start dieting early, when they are 10-13 years old, are more likely to abuse alcohol later in life than their peers.
