A recent study by researchers in Scotland suggests a correlation between children’s’ high intelligence scores and a proclivity for drinking problems in adult life.
The study assessed the association between intelligence scores of 8,170 10-year-old boys and girls and their alcohol consumption and alcohol-related problems at the age of 30. The researchers found that higher average scores on childhood mental ability tests correlated with indications of alcohol problems in adulthood. ~ JoinTogether.org
Just by anecdotal observation I would think that the results of the study are credible to a certain degree. History is chopped full of writers, artists, and visionaries that seem intent on muting an overactive imagination through intoxication.
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