Background: After finding clinically defined harmful alcohol use among 5–8-year-old
children in Uganda, we sought to further investigate this practice in Uganda in particular …

Background Globally, substance use is a leading contributor to the burden of disease
among young people, with far reaching social, economic and health effects. Following a …

Background Harmful alcohol use by 5–8-year-old children has been identified in Mbale
District, Uganda. To further examine this finding, the present study explores the experiences …

Background Adolescent substance use continues to be a growing major public health
concern in Africa. Recent studies infer an overall estimated prevalence of 42% among …

Introduction: Empirical evidence on substance use in Saudi Arabia is lacking. This
quantitative study is aimed at describing the socio-demographics of initial exposure to …

Excessive alcohol use is a serious public health concern worldwide, but less attention has
been given to the prevalence, risk and protective factors, and consequences of early alcohol …

Early initiation of alcohol consumption increases the risk of alcohol dependence and
adverse health outcomes. Consequently, nations have enacted laws to make alcohol …

Substance use trajectories most often commence during the adolescent years (Sampson &
Laub, 2016; White et al., 2005), may escalate in emerging adulthood (Andrews and …

Background. In sub-Saharan Africa, substance use among adolescents has continued to be
a major public health concern, albeit poorly documented across many settings. Objective. To …

Substance use onset among Colored adolescents between eighth and ninth grades in an
urban area of Cape Town, South Africa was examined using latent transition analysis …