Alarge and growing body of literature has focused on the relationship between the health of
adolescents and the notion of risk. Various expressions such as “psychosocial risk,”“risk …

Although statistics from various surveys differ, it is acknowledged that drug abuse is
increasing among young Asian Americans. This increase is particularly noteworthy among …

There may be no more awkward scenario than a visit from a patient from a culture very
different from yours when you suspect a substance abuse problem. How do you develop …

In national studies, the adolescent population with the greatest prevalence of problem
behaviors, including alcohol consumption, smoking marijuana, use of inhalants, sexual …

This study explores how drinking status, religiosity, and religious affiliation are associated
with beliefs about alcohol usage among African American women 55 years of age and older …

The main purpose of the present study was fitting the onset use model and the recent use
model to the Healthy for Life data set using latent transition analysis (LTA). Subgroup …

It is a great honor for me to become the President of the Society for Adolescent Medicine
(SAM), and I thank all members for the privilege to serve in this capacity. This is the first time …

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The purpose of this study was to examine the differences that may exist between two
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