The more ACEs in a person’s history, the more likely they are to engage in risky behaviors, including:
- Smoking (and early smoking)
- Alcohol or illicit drug use
- Early sexual activity
- Sexual activity with multiple partners
The more ACEs in a person’s history, the more at risk they are to develop medical problems, including:
- Alcoholism
- Depression
- Heart disease
- Liver disease
- Lung diseases
- Sexually transmitted diseases
The more ACEs in a person’s history, the more at risk they are for these outcomes:
- Poor academic achievement and work performance
- Financial stress
- Intimate partner violence
- Sexual violence
- Unintended pregnancies
- Fetal death
- Suicide attempts
- Early death
