Adolescence is an important ontogenetic period that is characterized by behaviors such as
enhanced novelty-seeking, impulsivity, and reward preference, which can give rise to an …

BackgroundAlcohol use is typically established during adolescence and initiation of use at a
young age poses risks for short-and long-term health and social outcomes. However, there …

Over the past 20 years we have accumulated a greater knowledge and understanding of the
genetic, neurobiological, and behavioral factors that may be associated with young people …

The current study examined the prevalence of alcohol, tobacco and drug use and comorbid
use of these substances among 45,425 students in grades 7 to 12 as part of the 2008–09 …

Background: Binge Drinking (BD) typically involves heavy drinking over a short time,
followed by a period of abstinence, and is common among young people, especially …

BACKGROUND: One potential site of convergence of the nicotine and alcohol actions is the
family of the neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptors. Our study examines the genetic …

Adolescence has long been considered a period of increased risk behaviour. This
supposition has been supported by a wealth of empirical evidence and recently, health risk …

Purpose This study examined the association between early initiation of problem behaviors
(alcohol drinking, cigarette smoking, and sexual intercourse) and suicidal behaviors …

INTRODUCTION: This study examined the ability of family cohesion, parental control, and
parent–child attachment to prevent adolescents with a history of drug or alcohol use from …

Abstract Data from the Canadian Youth Smoking Survey (n= 27,030 in 2006; n= 16,705 in
2004; n= 11,757 in 2002) were used to examine changes in the prevalence and comorbid …