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Experts at the University of Washington in Seattle (UWS) have recently released a new scientific report, showing that rats who consume alcohol when young tend to engage in more risky behavior than their peers, which were not allowed to drink. Scientists have been wondering for a long time if risk-taking is directly correlated with teen alcohol consumption, or if risk-prone people are simply more likely to start drinking at an earlier age. Some researchers believe that the new conclusions may apply to humans as well, ScienceNow reports. The new study, its leaders say, does not settle the scientific debate on the matter, but augments that side that claims that alcohol consumption is a trigger for riskier behavior in adulthood. UWS neuroscientist Ilene Bernstein, the senior author of the new investigation, says that thoroughly documented data show that adolescents who drink more often, and heavier than their peers, are very likely to fall prey to alcohol and drug abuse late!
r on in life. However, she admits, previous studies have yet to determine the cause-effect correlation, meaning that the experts only noticed a state of affairs. In experiments the UWS team conducted, rats from the same genetic lineage were divided into two groups, one of which was given access to alcohol when young, while the other...
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