Type A or B? Classification May Help in Treating Cocaine Abuse
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Alcohol abuse is more severe among Type B alcoholics than among those who are Type A. Type B alcoholism appears to be more related to hereditary factors than Type A and to be more likely to occur among men than women. Type Bs are more impulsive and tend to have a stronger family history of alcohol abuse; they have more childhood conduct problems and more severe alcohol dependence, polydrug abuse, and psychiatric disorders, especially antisocial personality.
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