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Alcohol abuse has actually been correlated with High IQ and is most commonly abused by this group because of the despair they see in the world due to their high
by littlegiantcap 14y ago
Alcohol abuse has actually been correlated with High IQ and is most commonly abused by this group because of the despair they see in the world due to their high IQ's. Essentially, because they tend to be more educated, and aware of global problems that makes them depressed.
- 7952 14y agoThe causality of that is highly suspect.
- ramchip 14y agoThat sounds like an urban legend.
- stan_rogers 14y agoThe high IQ is a bit of a miss—it covers the spectrum, although it is certainly true that there was a tendency for high-functioning people from relatively affluent backgrounds to find their way into a recovery setting years ago. Self-selection was certainly part of it, but we have to keep in mind that more effort would generally be put into "salvaging" somebody who had displayed a lot of promise once than someone who would be a lot easier to write off. The despair, though, isn't far off: chronic depression, or dysthymia, is common among alcohlics.
- littlegiantcap 14y agoI guess I hadn't considered that, although it makes sense that the people seeking treatment would skew the results.