Introduction: Sexual behavior is a behavior exhibited by individuals to gratify one of their
basic needs, that is the sexual need. Often the way in which sexual behavior is practiced …

Adolescents are at high risk for a number of negative health consequences associated with
early and unsafe sexual activity, including infection with human immunodeficiency virus …

Crime, smoking, drug use, alcoholism, reckless driving, and many other unhealthy patterns
of behavior that play out over a lifetime often debut during adolescence. Avoiding risks or …

This instructive manual presents a pragmatic and clinically proven approach to the
prevention and treatment of undergraduate alcohol abuse. The BASICS model is a …

This study presents the results of a meta-analysis of the association between substance use
and risky sexual behavior among adolescents. 87 studies fit the inclusion criteria, containing …

Recent reports have suggested that the use of alcohol or drugs is related to sexual behavior
that is high risk for HIV infection. If substance use leads to unsafe sexual activity …

Background. Adolescents are the population at highest risk for acquiring sexually
transmitted diseases (STDs). Previous research has suggested that mental health problems …

OBJECTIVE. The purpose of this study was to examine whether depressive symptoms are
predictive of subsequent sexual risk behavior in a national probability sample of US middle …

Objective: Social influences are among the most robust predictors of adolescent substance
use and misuse. Studies with early adolescent samples have supported the need to …

Identification of risk factors that influence initiation and escalation of drug use in the
adolescent population is the approach which has gained currency. The wide array of risk …