Heavy alcohol use in young adults has been prospectively associated with a host of
psychosocial and alcohol-related problems. Recent studies have supported the interaction …

This study investigated the influences of neighborhood factors (residential stability and
neighborhood disadvantage) and variants of the serotonin transporter linked polymorphic …

Background: Adolescent substance use has been linked to numerous adverse health,
social, and educational outcomes. While there have been intensive resources placed in …

The purpose of this chapter is to describe the developmental risk factors that lead to an
increased likelihood of adult alcohol-related violence. This is not a straightforward …

The claim that non-addictive drug use is instrumental must be distinguished from the claim
that its desired ends are evolutionarily adaptive or easy to comprehend. Use can be …

This study investigates whether age at first alcoholic drink is associated with sexual risk
behaviors among injection drug users (IDUs) and non-IDUs who are sexual partners of IDUs …

Abstract Background Alcohol use disorders (AUDs) are highly prevalent in bipolar disorder,
however the developmental etiology of this comorbidity remains unknown. Structural …

Heavy alcohol use has numerous negative impacts on cognition. In many cases, it appears
that excess drinking influences working memory, problem solving, attention, patterns of …

Aim The goal of the study was to investigate the association between age at first alcohol use
and current levels of alcohol consumption among the adult Australian general drinking …

This surveillance report on underage drinking is one of a series of reports published to
monitor trends in alcohol consumption and alcoholrelated morbidity and mortality. These …