physical abuse risk_factor_for early alcohol use

psychiatric and psychosocial risk factors (e.g., depression, physical abuse)

CSA-associated risk was concentrated in this young age range... association between CSA and early use was so much stronger for alcohol than for cigarettes or cannabis.

women with a history of CSA reported a younger age at first use

Exposure to adverse events such as physical abuse has been linked to early use of alcohol

Risk for early age at first drink ... are greater in girls who have experienced CSA.