The alcohol and drug use of moms and dads has a major influence on their children's future consumption, the study suggests. But stricter parenting styles can break the “like father, like son" intergenerational boozing patterns, according to the findings. Alcohol consumption by parents was associated with a 24% probability of their children using alcoholic beverages and a 6% probability of their children using two or more drugs. Lead author Professor Zila Sanchez said: "With this study, we reinforce the fact that parents’ patterns of alcohol and other drug use influence their children’s. The most frequent behaviors among the children were alcohol consumption in the last month (19.9%) and episodic excessive consumption (11.4%).

Source: Daily Sun April 06, 2026 22:25 UTC