The usefulness of ‘age at first drink’ as a concept in alcohol research and prevention

Is ‘age at first drink’ a useful concept in alcohol research and prevention? We doubt that

(2015) Emmanuel Kuntsche et al.   ADDICTION

Early Adolescent Alcohol Use: Are Sipping and Drinking Distinct?

(2015) Monika Wadolowski et al.   ALCOHOLISM-CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH

Alcohol Use Disorders: Tracts, Twins, and Trajectories

(2015) George F. Koob   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY

Changes in alcohol consumption: United States, 2001–2002 to 2012–2013

(2015) Deborah A. Dawson et al.   DRUG AND ALCOHOL DEPENDENCE

Sensitive Periods for Adolescent Alcohol Use Initiation: Predicting the Lifetime Occurrence and Chronicity of Alcohol Problems in Adulthood*

(2015) Katarina Guttmannova et al.   Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs

Early adolescent patterns of alcohol, cigarettes, and marijuana polysubstance use and young adult substance use outcomes in a nationally representative sample

(2014) Howard Barry Moss et al.   DRUG AND ALCOHOL DEPENDENCE

Prevalence and Patterns of Polysubstance Use in a Nationally Representative Sample of 10th Graders in the United States

(2013) Kevin P. Conway et al.   JOURNAL OF ADOLESCENT HEALTH

Age of first drinking and adult alcohol problems: systematic review of prospective cohort studies

(2013) Will Maimaris et al.   JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY AND COMMUNITY HEALTH

Evidence for an Interaction Between Age at First Drink and Genetic Influences on DSM-IV Alcohol Dependence Symptoms

(2009) Arpana Agrawal et al.   ALCOHOLISM-CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH

Age of Drinking Onset, Alcohol Use Disorders, Frequent Heavy Drinking, and Unintentionally Injuring Oneself and Others After Drinking

(2009) R. W. Hingson et al.   PEDIATRICS