The statement “Nearly 47%
of people who began drinking before age 14 were alcohol dependent at some point
in their lifetime” is true.
Alcohol dependence<span> <span>is a
previous psychiatric diagnosis in which an individual is physically or
psychologically </span>dependent<span> upon
drinking </span>alcohol. In 2013 it was reclassified as alcohol<span> use disorder (</span>alcoholism) along with alcohol<span> abuse
in DSM-5.</span></span>
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