Although adolescents are developmentally distinct from adults, they often receive addiction
treatment based on adult models. This is problematic because adolescents face significantly …

Psychoactive substance and nonsubstance/behavioral addictions are major public health
concerns associated with significant societal cost. Adolescence is a period of dynamic …

Using alcohol, cigarettes, and marijuana during adolescence is associated with risks, yet
there is no single cause for adolescent substance use. The etiology of substance use …

Background Adolescence is a critical biological, psychological, and social developmental
stage involving heightened risk for substance use and associated adverse consequences …

Opinion statement Substance use disorders (SUD) can be considered developmental
disorders in light of their frequent origins in substance initiation during adolescence. Cross …

Adolescent substance abuse is a major public health problem, particularly given the
negative brain and behavioral consequences that often occur during and following acute …

The use of addictive substances—tobacco, alcohol, and other drugs—during adolescence
interferes with brain development and increases the risk of serious health and mental health …

Rationale Most substance use is initiated during adolescence when substantial
development of relevant brain circuitry is still rapidly maturing. Developmental differences in …

Neurocognitive and emotional regulatory deficits in substance users are often attributed to
misuse; however most studies do not include a substance-naïve baseline to justify that …

Substance abuse and drug addiction are two of the most common psychopathologies
among the general population. While a host of risk factors are associated with the onset of …