This study identified patterns of alcohol and other drug (AOD) involvement during the
decade following adolescent AOD treatment and developmental outcomes in emerging …

Objective: Knowledge of treatment response for alcohol and drug problems among adults is
mounting; less is known about long-term outcome for adolescents who receive treatment for …

National studies indicate that alcohol and drug involvement increases during transition from
adolescence to young adulthood. The present study evaluated change in alcohol and drug …

BACKGROUND: Early substance use (SU) in adolescence is known to be associated with
an elevated risk of developing substance use disorders (SUD); it remains unclear though …

Knowledge of the clinical course in treated adolescents is fundamental to determining the
influence of treatment on long‐term functioning and the factors associated with change in …

Aims Research using nationally representative and community samples demonstrates a
robust association between early onset of drinking and increased likelihood of numerous …

Although adolescents entering treatment for substance abuse typically use several
substances, alcohol is seldom the drug of choice. Given alcohol's role as a gateway …

Increased awareness of the heterogeneity among alcohol and drug abusers has led to
examination of the influence of concomitant psychopathology on the course of addiction and …

Alcohol and drug abuse by adolescents is a problem of critical importance in the USA.
Treatment facilities are now providing programs specifically for substance use disorders …

Objective: The current study explores three avenues in early young adulthood through which
adolescent problems may be linked to later substance use problems: problematic substance …