Compared to an ACE score of zero, having four adverse childhood experiences was associated with:
a seven-fold (700%) increase in alcoholism
an elevenfold (1100%) increase in using drugs
a twofold (200%) increase in smoking
a threefold (300%) increase in smoking before the age of 14
a doubling risk of being diagnosed with cancer
a four-fold increase in emphysema
a 3.9-fold (390%) increase in risk of being diagnosed with COPD
it goes from 0 to 10.
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