Adult Children Of Alcoholic Research

Adult children of alcoholics became an organization in 1978 in New York (Early History). Originally used to talk about adults who were all raised by alcoholics, and showed similar tendencies and traits. Children of Alcoholics are at a higher risk of becoming an alcoholic ranging from 2 to 4 times more likely, as well as being at a higher risk of marrying into alcoholic families (Adult Children of Alcoholics). There are roughly “28.6 million COAs in the U.S.; 6.6 million are under the age of 18” (Adult Children of Alcoholics), experiencing this problem may feel overwhelmingly isolating, however, the problem is a widespread issue involving many more people than one may think. Aside from tendencies and behaviors learned from being raised from alcoholics, ACoA’s learn similar lessons from their families that follow them throughout their lifetime.