Hypothesizing High Negative Emotionality as a Function of Genetic Addiction Risk Severity (GARS) Testing in Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD).

Abstract

An estimated 14.5 million United States (U.S.) citizens ages 12 and older consume enough alcohol to meet the diagnosis for alcohol use disorder (AUD), as reported by the Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality in 2018. A National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) conducted in 2019, revealed that 85.6 percent of adults admit to consuming alcohol at some point during their life, 69.5 percent of adults admit to having consumed alcohol within the past year, and 54.9 percent (51.0 percent of adult females and 59.1 percent of adult males) self-report to have consumed alcohol within the past month. The survey also reported that among adults, 25.8 percent (22.2 percent of adult females and 29.7 percent of adult males) reported engaging in binge drinking within the past 30 days. The survey also revealed the 6.3 percent of adults (4.5 percent of adult females and 8.3 percent of adult males) reported to engage in heavy alcohol use within the past 30 days [1]