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Children raised in a family where parental drinking is a problem are between 2 and 4 times more likely to develop a psychiatric disorder in their teens

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Alcoholism can often lead to psychiatric disorders. The most common of these are anxiety, depression and psychosis. These, in turn, can lead to suicides, especially if the person is not thinking straight due to intoxication.

Long term drinking may result in permanent brain damage.

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