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Childhood trauma heightens risk for teen drug misuse
Author(s) -
Knopf Alison
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
the brown university child and adolescent behavior letter
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1556-7575
pISSN - 1058-1073
DOI - 10.1002/cbl.30148
Subject(s) - drug , psychiatry , substance use , substance abuse , risk factor , medicine , psychology , clinical psychology
Trauma is a known risk factor for substance use disorders (SUDs) among adults, but less is known about how childhood trauma affects adolescent SUDs. This is particularly important, as adolescence is a target developmental stage for drug use prevention.