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Estimated onset‐age‐specific differences in the level of alcohol dependence for male and female 12‐ to 23‐year‐old newly incident drinkers, based on six‐clinical‐feature alcohol dependence syndrome construct. Data from the U.S. National Surveys on Drug Use and Health, 2002–2014 (unweighted n = 33,561). (a) Males (n = 15,593; reference: first full drink at 12–13 years of age). (b) Females (n = 17,968; reference: first full drink at 12–13 years of age)
