Few studies have combined factors related to social disorganisation and factors related to
opportunity theory at the microspatial level, with most studies aggregating to the block group …

Adolescence through young adulthood is a unique period of neuronal development and
maturation. Numerous agents can alter this process, resulting in long-term neurological and …

The study investigates excessive drinking and associations with other problem behaviours
in 2078 school students aged 14–16 years in seven London secondary schools. Using a …

Ethnic identity is an important buffer against drug use among minority youth. However,
limited work has examined pathways through which ethnic identity mitigates risk. School …

OBJECTIVE: To study longitudinal relationships between perception of academic
performance (PAP) and alcohol, tobacco and marijuana use at age 13 and 15 years …

Background: Despite policy changes related to the use and distribution of marijuana in cities
and states across the country, few studies have examined changes in disapproval and use …

Concurrent use of alcohol and tobacco is common among adolescents, yet little is known
about the developmental patterns of concurrent use, or the consequences associated with …

Adolescent substance abuse potentially holds a number of negative implications for the
health and well-being of the individual, including increased risk for injury and death from …

Substance misuse and abuse among adolescents and young adults, especially students,
remain a significant public health issue, often associated with serious academic …

A staged model of smoking adoption has been widely applied in studies of adolescent
smoking. This paper examined the effects of socioenvironmental and personal factors on …