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 is a previous psychiatric diagnosis in which an individual is physically or psychologically dependent upon drinking alcohol. In 2013 it was reclassified as alcohol use disorder (alcoholism) along with alcohol abuse in DSM-5.
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