Childhood maltreatment is a stressor that can lead to the development of behavior problems
and affect brain structure and function. This review summarizes the current evidence for the …

This review focuses on the apparent connection between childhood sexual or physical
abuse (CSA, CPA) and later substance use problems (SUPs) among adolescents and …

Background Childhood maltreatment has been linked to a variety of changes in brain
structure and function and stress–responsive neurobiological systems. Epidemiological …

Objective. Illicit drug use is identified in Healthy People 2010 as a leading health indicator
because it is associated with multiple deleterious health outcomes, such as sexually …

This book explains the growing field of syndemic theory and research, a framework for the
analysis and prevention of disease interactions that addresses underlying social and …

BACKGROUND: We examined the relationship of the number of adverse childhood
experiences (ACE score) to six health problems among four successive birth cohorts dating …

BACKGROUND: Childhood sexual abuse (CSA) is a worldwide problem. Although most
studies on the long-term consequences of CSA have focused on women, sexual abuse of …

A national household probability sample of 4,023 adolescents aged 12 to 17 years was
interviewed by telephone about substance use, victimization experiences, familial substance …

Scripting Addiction takes readers into the highly ritualized world of mainstream American
addiction treatment. It is a world where clinical practitioners evaluate how drug users speak …

Since Browne and Finkelhor's (1986) seminal review of the impact of child sexual abuse,
there has been a dramatic increase in the child sexual abuse literature. Because of this …