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. 2022 Jan 13;42(1):02.
doi: 10.35946/arcr.v42.1.02. eCollection 2022.

Age, Period, and Cohort Effects in Alcohol Use in the United States in the 20th and 21st Centuries: Implications for the Coming Decades

Katherine M Keyes  1
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Age, Period, and Cohort Effects in Alcohol Use in the United States in the 20th and 21st Centuries: Implications for the Coming Decades

Katherine M Keyes. Alcohol Res. .

Abstract

This article is part of a Festschrift commemorating the 50th anniversary of the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA). Established in 1970, first as part of the National Institute of Mental Health and later as an independent institute of the National Institutes of Health, NIAAA today is the world's largest funding agency for alcohol research. In addition to its own intramural research program, NIAAA supports the entire spectrum of innovative basic, translational, and clinical research to advance the diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of alcohol use disorder and alcohol-related problems. To celebrate the anniversary, NIAAA hosted a 2-day symposium, "Alcohol Across the Lifespan: 50 Years of Evidence-Based Diagnosis, Prevention, and Treatment Research," devoted to key topics within the field of alcohol research. This article is based on Dr. Keyes' presentation at the event. NIAAA Director George F. Koob, Ph.D., serves as editor of the Festschrift.

Keywords: age-period-cohort; alcohol; cohort effects; gender; socioeconomic status.

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Conflict of interest statement

Disclosures The author declares no competing financial or nonfinancial interests.

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Figure 1. Trends in 2-week prevalence of binge drinking (≥5 or more drinks in about 2 hours), by gender
Source: Adapted with permission from Johnston et al. (2019).
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Figure 2. Simulated trend lines for past-year binge drinking prevalence overall and by gender
Results are based on trend estimates from meta-analysis and use of 2002 NSDUH data to establish baseline prevalence. Source: Adapted with permission from Grucza et al.
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