Reasons Why kids use and abuse drugs: ? As part of adventure and risky experiences ? To obtain an artificial sense of being grown up, independent of parents ? Acceptance and approval from peers ? Relieve social anxieties which is at a peak during adolescence ? To get a sense of confidence...
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40 Some preliminary studies suggest that children who were treated for ADHD were less likely to initiate drug and alcohol use in early adolescence.41-44 In a recent study by Biederman et al,39 rates of substance abuse in adolescents with ADHD (without comorbid conduct disorder) were not ...
This chapter focuses on various forms substances abuses by adolescents such as alcohol, tobacco, marijuana, inhalants, steroids, hallucinogens, stimulants, barbiturates, cocaine, and heroin abuses. It examines the factors that influence some young people to use and become psychologically and/or ...
on Substance Use and Abuse in AdolescenceDisney, Elizabeth RElkins, Irene JPh, DMcgue, MattIacono, William G
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This chapter focuses on various forms substances abuses by adolescents such as alcohol, tobacco, marijuana, inhalants, steroids, hallucinogens, stimulants, barbiturates, cocaine, and heroin abuses. It examines the factors that influence some young people to use and become psychologically and/or physi...
The Surgeon Generals Conference on Childrens Mental Health held in 2000 brought attention to the fact that children and adolescents with mental health and substance abuse problems are an underserved population. Rates of psychiatric disorders are high among this population, yet very few adolescents who ...
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