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Saturday, May 5, 2007

The Ability of the Self-Rating of the Effects of Alcohol (SRE) Scale to Predict Alcohol-Related Outcomes Five Years Later
J. Stud. Alcohol Drugs 68: 371-378, 2007

A low level of response (LR) to alcohol as measured through alcohol challenges is an early-appearing, genetically influenced characteristic that predicts the risk of heavier drinking and alcohol problems.

A less expensive and more easily used measure of LR, the retrospective Self-Rating of the Effects of Alcohol (SRE) questionnaire, also relates to alcohol intake and problems but has not been evaluated for its ability to predict alcohol-related problems 5 years later.

These findings are consistent with the ability of SRE-based LR scores at Time 1 to predict alcohol-related outcomes over the subsequent 5 years.


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