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Charach, Alice; Yeung, Emanuela; Climans, Troy; Lillie, Erin – Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 2011
Objective: In recent years cohort studies have examined childhood attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) as a risk factor for substance use disorders (SUDs) in adolescence and young adulthood. The long-term risk is estimated for development of alcohol, cannabis, combined alcohol and psychoactive SUDs, combined SUDs (nonalcohol), and…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Intervals, Marijuana, Drug Abuse
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Kandel, Denise B.; Davies, Mark – Youth and Society, 1990
Investigates the effects of the use of cigarettes, alcohol, marijuana, and cocaine on the following aspects of labor force experience: (1) earnings; (2) stability of employment; (3) gaps between employment spells; and (4) duration of unemployment. Illicit drug use was found to have an impact on all factors except earnings. (JS)
Descriptors: Alcohol Abuse, Cocaine, Employment, Illegal Drug Use
Johnston, Lloyd D.; O'Malley, Patrick M.; Bachman, Jerald G.; Schulenberg, John E. – National Institutes of Health, 2006
Substance use by American young people has proven to be a rapidly-changing phenomenon, requiring frequent assessments and reassessments. Since the mid-1960s it has remained a major concern for the nation. Smoking, drinking, and illicit drug use are leading causes of morbidity and mortality, both during adolescence as well as later in life. How…
Descriptors: Narcotics, Substance Abuse, Grade 8, Grade 10
Pohl, Melvin I. – 1992
After defining HIV and the AIDS disease and outlining symptoms and means of infection, this fact sheet lists the ways alcohol and drugs are involved with the AIDS epidemic, noting that needle-sharing transmits the virus; that alcohol or mood-altering drugs like crack cocaine cause disinhibition, increase sex drive, encourage sex for drugs, and…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Alcohol Abuse, Alcohol Education, Alcoholism
Austin, Gregory A.; Gilbert, M. Jean – 1989
This publication is one of a series summarizing recent research on adolescent drug abuse and its prevention. The report provides an overview of research and reviews its implications for dealing with substance abuse among Latino youth, placing new information in the context of past findings. Research has shown that drug use patterns in several…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Alcohol Abuse, Annotated Bibliographies, Cocaine
Austin, Gregory A., Ed. – 1988
This quarterly publication is prepared by the Western Center for Drug-Free Schools and Communities, and summarizes recent research on adolescent drug abuse and its prevention. This issue abstracts and reviews the implications of new research dealing with substance abuse among minority youth, specifically Native Americans. The goal is to help…
Descriptors: Alcohol Abuse, Alcohol Education, American Indians, Annotated Bibliographies