Individual risk factors for adolescent substance use

• Published in: Drug and alcohol dependence Vol. 55; no. 3; pp. 209 - 224
• Main Author: Swadi, Harith
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Ireland Elsevier Ireland Ltd 01.07.1999
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adolescent Behavior; Family; Genetic Predisposition to Disease; Humans; Interpersonal Relations; Life Change Events; Peer Group; Risk Factors; Social Environment; Substance abuse; Substance use; Substance-Related Disorders - epidemiology; Substance-Related Disorders - etiology; Substance-Related Disorders - prevention & control; Young people; Substance use; Risk factors; Adolescent

Identification of risk factors that influence initiation and escalation of drug use in the adolescent population is the approach which has gained currency. The wide array of risk factors involved can be condensed into three main domains: constitutional predisposition, environmental factors (family a...