University of Maryland, Department of Veterans Affairs publishes research in life sciences

New investigation results, 'Impacts of age of onset of substance use disorders on risk of adult incarceration among disadvantaged urban youth: a propensity score matching approach,' are detailed in a study published in Drug and Alcohol Dependence. According to recent research from the United States, "Age of onset of substance use disorders in adolescence and early adulthood could be associated with higher rates of adult criminal incarceration in the U.S., but evidence of these associations is scarce. Propensity score matching was used to estimate the association between adolescent-onset substance use disorders and the rate of incarceration, as well as incarceration costs and...

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