Early adolescent gateway drug use in sons of fathers with substance use disorders.

doi:10.1016/s0306-4603(98)00038-0

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Early adolescent gateway drug use in sons of fathers with substance use disorders.

Addictive behaviors - 1 Jan 2000

Clark D B, Kirisci L, Moss H B

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This study determined the relevance of preadolescent psychopathology and substance use for predicting early adolescent alcohol and cannabis involvement in boys of fathers with and without substance use disorders (SUD). Fathers of preadolescent boys (ages 10 through 12 years) were recruited to rep...

Topics

Adolescent
Alcoholism
Child
Child Behavior Disorders
Child of Impaired Parents
Fathers
Genetic Predisposition to Disease
Humans
Male
Marijuana Abuse
Risk Factors
Substance-Related Disorders

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