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Background Data are limited regarding the prevalence of substance use among adolescents
in rural and ethnically diverse communities. This study examined rates and …

There is a large body of published research on the eti ology of substance use, and much of it
has focused on young people. The years of adolescence and young adulthood are times of …

While substance use rates among American Indian (AI) adolescents have been compared to
those of non-AI youth, statistical tests have not been used to determine whether these rates …

The use and abuse of psychoactive chemicals, including not only illicit drugs but also such
widely available substances as cigarettes, alcohol, and medication, has become a problem …

This review examines the evidence for longitudinal predictors of substance use and abuse
in emerging adulthood. Nationally representative data from the 2007 National Survey on …

Onset of most mental disorders occurs by the mid-20s, yet studies of mental health (MH)
status are limited for younger adults (YAs) aged 18–25. The objectives were to determine …

This paper presents the findings of baseline assessments on psychoactive substance use
that were conducted in selected sites in South Africa, Tanzania and Zambia between …

Monitoring the Future is a long-term program of research being conducted at the University
of Michigan's Institute for Social Research under a series of investigator-initiated research …

Introduction. This paper reports the results of the 1995, 1998, 2001 and 2004 Australian and
US household surveys, with emphasis on changes since 2001. Design and Methods. The …