Early adolescence is the key developmental period for the initiation of alcohol use that
progresses on to regular use and problem drinking in midadolescence, later adolescence …

Background Early adolescence is a key developmental period for the initiation of alcohol
use, and consumption among adolescents is characterized by drinking in high quantities. At …

LAURIE CHASSIN KAITLIN BOUNTRESS MOIRA HALLER FRANCES WANG adolescent
substance use and substance use disorders (SUDs) are topics of clinical and public health …

Background Alcohol consumption (AC) and alcohol problems (AP) are complex traits. How
many factors reflecting parental AC and AP are present in the large prospectively followed A …

Many theories of emotion regulation and alcohol use posit that alcohol is consumed as a
way to regulate negative mood. However, the literature has conflicting evidence on mood …

Objective: The low level of response (LR) to alcohol is an endophenotype related to heavier
drinking and alcohol problems. Structural equation models (SEMs) indicate LR affects …

Neuroscience has contributed to uncover the mechanisms underpinning substance use
disorders (SUD). The next frontier is to leverage these mechanisms as active targets to …

Background: Early alcohol use is associated with an increased risk for later alcohol
dependence, as well as social and mental health problems. In this study, we investigate the …

Background We sought to develop an empirical, broad‐based developmental model for sex
differences in risk for symptoms of alcohol use disorders, here called alcohol problems (AP …

Objective: This study examined the influence of ethnicity on factors affecting alcohol-use
behaviors in a community sample of white, black, and Hispanic youth (N= 323). Conduct …