Background: Many studies report a positive association between smoking and mental
illness. However, the literature remains mixed regarding the direction of this association. We …

Following in the footsteps of other large “population neuroscience” studies, the Adolescent
Brain Cognitive Development℠(ABCD) study is the largest in the US assessing brain …

Behaviors and disorders related to self-regulation, such as substance use, antisocial
behavior and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, are collectively referred to as …

Drug addiction may be a goal-directed choice driven by excessive drug value in negative
affective states, a habit driven by strong stimulus− response associations, or a compulsion …

Given the clinical and public health significance of substance disorders and the need to
identify their early risk factors, we examined the association of childhood attention …

Aims: The aim of the study was to summarize results of recent epidemiological research on
adolescent alcohol use and its consequences, to outline the risk factors for drinking in …

Children who experience maltreatment are at well-documented risk for the development of
problematic substance use and disorder in adolescence and beyond. This review applies a …

Background: Smoking and depression are both leading causes of disability, mortality and
morbidity around the world. Using epidemiologic data to study the association between …

Context The onset of cigarette smoking typically occurs during childhood or early
adolescence. Nicotine dependence symptoms can manifest soon after onset, contributing to …

Abstract The Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) study is poised to be the
largest single-cohort long-term longitudinal study of neurodevelopment and child health in …