Background Most psychiatric disorders present symptom patterns that cause severe
impairment on the emotional, cognitive and social level. Thus, adolescents who suffer from a …

Background Although important to public policy, there have been no rigorous evidence
syntheses of the long-term consequences of late adolescent drinking. Methods and Findings …

This article provides a comprehensive review of studies conducted over the past decade on
the effects of neighborhood and poverty on adolescent normative and nonnormative …

Logistic regression analyses were used to assess the association between victimization
from mental and physical bullying and use of alcohol, cigarettes, marijuana, and inhalants …

Youth who age out of foster care are at risk of poor outcomes and risky behaviors in young
adulthood. Yet, little is known about what child welfare workers can do to decrease these …

PURPOSE: The middle school years are peak years for substance use initiation. The current
study assessed the impact of peer influence on both initiation and escalation of cigarette …

The current study examined the impact of a brief motivational interviewing (MI) intervention
(Project CHAT) on alcohol consumption and drug use for high-risk teens in a primary care …

Aims To examine age‐18 risk factors for alcohol use and heavy drinking during early (ages
22 and 26) and middle (age 35) adulthood, and for symptoms of alcohol use disorders …

PURPOSE: Advances in research have broadened our understanding of the risky behaviors
that significantly threaten adolescent health and well-being. Advances include: using person …

Over the past several years, medical marijuana has received increased attention in the
media, and marijuana use has increased across the United States. Studies suggest that as …