Table 2.

Clinical characteristics of the AUD group.

Variables	AUD group N = 55
Age at first alcohol use [mean (SD)]
Years	15.3 (3.1)
Age at onset of AUD [mean (SD)]
Years	30.2 (10.5)
Length of AUD diagnosis [mean (SD)]
Years	14.8 (10.0)
AUD severity criteria [mean (range)]	8.3 [1–11]
Length of abstinence [mean (range)]
Days	79 [30–300]
Smoking [N (%)]	42 (74.2)
Comorbid substance use disorders [N (%)]
Cocaine	20 (22.5)
Cannabis	4 (4.5)
Sedatives	2 (2.2)
Comorbid psychiatric disorders N (%)]
Mood	24 (27.0)
Anxiety	19 (21.3)
Borderline	5 (5.6)
ADHD	1 (1.1)
Psychotic	8 (7.8)
Antisocial	5 (4.9)
Psychiatric medication [N (%)]
No	8 (14.5)
Antidepressants	29 (52.7)
Anxiolytics	23 (41.8)
Anticraving	16 (29.1)
Disulfiram [N (%)]	39 (70.9)
Frontal cognition deficit (FAB) [N (%)]
No	35 (63.6)
Mild cognitive impairment	14 (15.7)
Severe impairment deficit	6 (6.7)
Memory deficit (MFE) [N (%)]
No	26 (29.2)
Mild memory deficit	24 (27.0)
Severe memory deficit	5 (5.6)

AUD alcohol use disorders, ADHD attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.