This paper presents the 20-year pattern of remission from alcohol abuse or dependence for 129 men who had developed their disorder prior to age 30. The subjects were probands from the SDPS who had entered the protocol at ~age 20, when they had experience with alcohol, did not fulfill criteria for an AUD, and were students or nonacademic staff who, therefore, did not fit the pattern of early onset AUDs likely to be associated with additional drug problems and impulsivity and to carry a poorer prognosis. All those included in these analyses developed alcohol abuse or dependence by ~age 30 (T10) and they were followed up every five years through about ~age 50 (T30).
