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Associations of prenatal alcohol exposure and offspring harmful alcohol use: findings from the Raine Study

Epidemiological evidence suggests offspring exposed to prenatal alcohol are at increased risk of alcohol use disorders in adulthood. The evidence on the risk of developing harmful alcohol use in adolescence is less clear.

Citation:
Duko B, Pereira G, Betts K, Tait RJ, Newnham J, Alati R. Associations of prenatal alcohol exposure and offspring harmful alcohol use: findings from the Raine Study. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2020;217:108305.

Keywords:
Adolescents; Alcohol; Harmful use; Offspring; Pregnancy; The Raine Study

Abstract:
Epidemiological evidence suggests offspring exposed to prenatal alcohol are at increased risk of alcohol use disorders in adulthood. The evidence on the risk of developing harmful alcohol use in adolescence is less clear. We used data from the Raine Study, a multi-generational birth cohort study, to examine the association between prenatal alcohol exposure and the risk of harmful alcohol use in offspring at the age of 17 years.