Researchers from Arizona State University, Department of Psychology report on findings in drug abuse

New investigation results, "The relation between adolescent substance use and young adult internalizing symptoms: findings from a high-risk longitudinal sample," are detailed in a study published in Psychology of Addictive Behaviors. "The present study examined the role of adolescent substance use and its antecedent behavioral and familial risk factors in the prediction of young adult internalizing symptoms 10 years later, using a community sample of children of alcoholics (n=194) and demographically matched controls (n=209). Using growth curve modeling, the authors found that initial levels of adolescent alcohol and drug use (mu-sub(age)=13) and growth in drug use during...

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