Open AccessRefining the Notion of Maturing Out: Results From the National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions
Author(s) -
Álvaro Vergés,
Angela M. Haeny,
Kristina M. Jackson,
Kathleen K. Bucholz,
Julia D. Grant,
Timothy J. Trull,
Phillip K. Wood,
Kenneth J. Sher
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.2013.301358
Subject(s) - refining (metallurgy) , alcohol , environmental health , association (psychology) , medicine , gerontology , psychology , chemistry , materials science , metallurgy , psychotherapist , biochemistry
Our aim was to determine if the decrease in drug use disorders with age is attributable to changes in persistence, as implied by the notion of maturing out. Also, we examined the association between role transitions and persistence, recurrence, and new onset of drug use disorders.